An infodemiologic review of internet resources on dental hypersensitivity: A quality and readability assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to investigate the quality and readability of online English health information about dental sensitivity and how patients evaluate and utilize these web-based information.

Methods

The credibility and readability of health information was obtained from three search engines. We conducted searches in "incognito" mode to reduce the possibility of biases. Quality assessment utilized JAMA benchmarks, the DISCERN tool, and HONcode. Readability was analyzed using the SMOG, FRE, and FKGL indices.

Results

Out of 600 websites, 90 were included, with 62.2% affiliated with dental or medical centers, among these websites, 80% exclusively related to dental implant treatments. Regarding JAMA benchmarks, currency was the most commonly achieved and 87.8% of

SUBMITTER: Alassaf MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11760580 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature