YouTube as a Source of Information on Dental Trauma: A Quality, Accuracy, and Reliability Analysis

The current study aims to evaluate the quality, accuracy, and reliability of dental trauma videos posted on YouTube. A search was performed on YouTube using the keywords "dental trauma," "tooth injury," "dental injury," and "traumatic dental injury." For each search term, the first 100 videos were recorded, and a total of 400 videos were examined. After applying exclusion criteria, 158 videos were analyzed by two experts. In the current study, the quality, accuracy, and reliability of dental trauma videos on YouTube were evaluated using the m-DISCERN, JAMA, and GQS scales, respectively. In this study, which did not require approval from the ethics committee, a statistically significant positive correlation was found between the number of likes, number of dislikes, number of views, video power index, views rate and likes rate with the m-DİSCERN scores (p = 0.029, p = 0.025, p = 0.007, p = 0.021, p = 0.021, p = 0.025, respectively). There was a statistically significant positive correlation between the number of likes, video length, and interaction index with GQS scores (p = 0.048, p = 0.000, p = 0.005, respectively). A statistically significant positive correlation between the number of dislikes, number of views, video power index, and view rate with JAMA scores. The quality, accuracy, and reliability of YouTube videos on dental trauma are generally low, and healthcare professionals need to produce more video content on YouTube. Short videos receive more views and engagement during emergencies, indicating that YouTube video viewers prefer videos with easier-to-understand content. Viewers of videos can distinguish between high-quality and low-quality information.