ArticleEuropean oral research2021
Quality and reliability of web-based information regarding restorative treatment in pediatric patients.
Article in European oral research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Feasibility and exploratory assessment of large language models for pediatric dentistry queries: a comparative study.Frontiers in oral health · 2026Article
- An infodemiologic review of internet resources on dental hypersensitivity: A quality and readability assessment.PloS one · 2025Article
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries: A Review of Quality and Reliability of Online Information.Cureus · 2024Article
- The Readability and Quality of Web-Based Patient Information on Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Quantitative Content Analysis.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Assessment of quality and readability of web-based knowledge about gummy smile: An infodemiology study.Digital healthArticle
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of the present study is to assess the quality and reliability of web-based information about restorative treatment in pediatric patients on the internet using different scales. MATERIALS AND
methodsWebsites obtained by using keywords about restorative treatment in pediatric patients on Google and Yandex were included in the study. The study was conducted in English on a total of 440 websites. Websites were evaluated using the quality criteria for consumer health information (DISCERN toolkit), Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) benchmarks, and Health on the Net Code of Conduct Certification (HONCode).
resultsThe mean DISCERN points of the websites were moderate. Among the evaluated websites, the quality of the knowledge in 20% of the websites was low. The rate of websites with a score below 40 was 37.5%. None of them has reached an excellent score. No websites met all JAMA criteria. There was no HONCode Certificate on any website.
conclusionThis study showed that the quality of the web-based information about restorative treatment in pediatric patients was generally inadequate and scientifically imperfect.
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