Bruxism treatment on Youtube: evaluating reliability and information accuracy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study was to evaluate the content and quality of videos about bruxism treatments on YouTube, a platform frequently used by patients today to obtain information.

Methods

A YouTube search was performed using the keywords "bruxism treatment" and "teeth grinding treatment". "The sort by relevance" filter was used for both search terms and the first 150 videos were saved. A total of 139 videos that met the study criteria were included in the study. Videos were classified as poor, moderate or excellent based on a usefulness score that evaluated content quality. The modified DISCERN tool was also used to evaluate video quality. Additionally, videos were categorized according to the upload source, target audience and video type. The types of treatments men

SUBMITTER: Odabası O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11250974 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature