YouTube™ Videos about Silver Diamine Fluoride in Pediatric Dentistry as a Source of Information : A Cross Sectional Analysis

• Published in: Fluoride Vol. 57; no. 9; pp. 1 - 11
• Main Authors: Aşık, Aslı, Acar, Sibel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dunedin International Society for Fluoride Research, Inc 01-10-2024
• Subjects: Associations; Dental caries; Dentistry; Fluorides; Information sources; Likert scale; Patients; Pediatrics; Social networks; United States > US
• ISSN: 0015-4725; 2253-4083

Purpose: The current study aims to evaluate the quality and reliability of silver diamine fluoride videos available on YouTubeTM. Methods: The term 'silver diamine fluoride' was used in a YouTubeTM search. Sixty-nine videos screened and 40 of them were chosen for the study's analysis following the application of the inclusion criteria. The videos' parameters, including the number of views/ likes/ dislikes/ comments, days since the upload, length, interaction index, viewing and like rate were collected. The videos included in the study were evaluated according to total content score, Journal of the American Medical Association Scale (JAMAS), Video Information and Quality Index (VIQI) and Modified Global Quality Score (mGQS).Videos with 0–6 points were considered to have poor content, while those with 7–13 points were determined to have high content, based on the overall content scores. Results: An average total content score of 5,03 ± 2,84 out of 13 was found in the outcomes of the study. 72.5% of the videos were categorized as low content and 27.5% as high content. The length of high-content videos is significantly larger than low-content videos (p < 0.05). VIQI, JAMAS and mGQS values of high content videos are statistically significantly higher than low content videos (p < 0.05). Conclusions: YouTubeTM videos related to silver diamine fluoride in pediatric dentistry were found to be poor in quality and low in content. International associations and universities may be take a responsibility for production of high-quality videos about silver diamine fluoride in line with current guidelines.