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ArticleBioinformation2025

A cross-sectional study to determine impact of social media influencing patient choices in aesthetic dentistry.

Shaista Haleem

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Article in Bioinformation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Shaista HaleemDepartment of Aesthetic and Restorative Dentistry, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh-Kingdom Saudi Arabia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The effect of social media exposure on adult patient choices in aesthetic dentistry in Saudi Arabia is of interest. An online structured and validated questionnaire was applied to 335 individuals and it was found that social media use, peer impact and visual content had a significant role in the choice of dental clinic. Although 72.8% of the participants involved preferred social media as their primary channel of information, trust was derived more from personal or family experience when compared to celebrity testimonies. However, statistical analysis did not find the relation between the social media-affected choices and sex and age. The results highlight the importance of digital interaction in aesthetic dental preferences in today's society.

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Aesthetic dentistrydental marketingdigital health behaviourpatient preferencepeer influenceSaudi Arabiasocial media

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PMID41393367
PMCPMC12697506

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