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Quality and accuracy of patient-oriented Web-based information regarding tooth avulsion
Divya Nangia1, Aakriti Saini1, Arunakshi Krishnan1
1Division of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Centre for Dental Education and Research, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Summary
Patient information on knocked out teeth (tooth avulsion) is often inaccurate and difficult to understand. This can negatively impact emergency care and tooth survival outcomes for traumatic dental injuries.
Area of Science:
- Dental Trauma
- Digital Health Information
- Emergency Medicine
Background:
- Tooth avulsion (TA) is a severe dental injury where prognosis depends on immediate care.
- Laypeople often seek emergency dental information online.
- Assessing the quality of online TA information is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the accuracy, quality, readability, and popularity of patient-oriented online information on emergency tooth avulsion management.
- To identify potential barriers to accessing reliable information for caregivers.
Main Methods:
- Searched Google, Bing, and Yahoo using keywords like "knocked out tooth."
- Evaluated the top 20 results per search engine for accuracy (≥95%), quality (DISCERN, JAMA), readability (FKGL, FOG, CLI, SMOG), and popularity (APR).
- Compared accurate and inaccurate webpages using statistical analyses and correlation tests.
Main Results:
- Only 32% of 72 evaluated webpages were accurate.
- Accurate webpages showed a positive correlation with quality metrics (DISCERN, JAMA).
- Popularity (Alexa Rank) was negatively correlated with information quality.
Conclusions:
- Online resources for tooth avulsion emergencies are limited and often inaccurate.
- Low accuracy and readability of web information can hinder effective layperson management.
- Improving the quality and accessibility of online dental trauma information is essential.
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