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  • Dental Public Health
  • Health Literacy
  • Patient Education

Background:

  • Postoperative recovery after root canal treatment (RCT) depends on patient comprehension of instructions.
  • The quality of online postoperative instructions for nonsurgical RCT is not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the readability, understandability, actionability, and transparency of online postoperative instructions for nonsurgical RCT.
  • To compare these qualities between endodontic and general dental practices.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional analysis of the first 100 Google search results for "root canal treatment postoperative instructions."
  • Readability assessed using Average Grade Level (AGL).
  • Understandability and actionability evaluated with the Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool for Printable Materials (PEMAT-P).
  • Transparency assessed against JAMA benchmarks.

Main Results:

  • Mean AGL was 11.49, exceeding the recommended sixth-grade level.
  • 75% of instructions met understandability benchmarks, but only 11% met actionability benchmarks.
  • Endodontic practice instructions were less readable but not superior in other metrics.
  • Transparency scores were low, with no webpage meeting all JAMA criteria.

Conclusions:

  • Online nonsurgical RCT instructions are often too complex and lack actionable guidance.
  • There is a need for guideline-based, low-literacy, and actionable postoperative instructions.
  • Improving online patient education materials is essential for effective postoperative recovery.