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How reliable are YouTube videos on dental implants? A comparison between Turkish and English content

Year 2025, Volume: 8 Issue: 6, 1105 - 1111, 25.10.2025
https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.1767655

Abstract

Aims: This study aimed to evaluate and compare the reliability, online visibility, and educational quality of Turkish and English YouTube videos related to dental implants using validated scoring tools.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on YouTube videos retrieved on July 30, 2025, using the keywords “dental implant” (English) and “diş implantı” (Turkish). The first 100 videos in each language were screened, and 50 eligible videos per group were included after applying predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Videos were assessed for uploader profile, target audience, video duration, engagement metrics (views, likes, dislikes, comments, Video Power Index), and content quality using the DISCERN (short-form) and global quality score (GQS). Statistical analyses were performed using nonparametric tests and correlation analyses (Spearman’s rho) with a significance level set at p<0.05.
Results: English videos had significantly longer duration (median 262.5 vs. 121 minutes), higher VPI (69.26 vs. 2.93), more views (68,832.5 vs. 5,220), and more likes (665.5 vs. 18.5) compared with Turkish videos (all p<0.001). DISCERN and GQS scores were significantly higher for English videos (median 3 vs. 2; p=0.007 for both). While English videos demonstrated consistent positive correlations between quality scores and engagement metrics, Turkish videos showed no such pattern, and a negative correlation was observed between views and the like/view ratio (r=-0.532; p<0.001).
Conclusion: Although English-language YouTube videos on dental implants demonstrated moderately higher reliability, quality, and engagement compared to Turkish videos, the overall educational value of both groups remained suboptimal. These findings highlight the urgent need for structured, evidence-based, and multilingual digital resources to ensure accurate and accessible patient education.

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  • Tayan E, Gökmenoğlu C, Büyük SK. YouTube™ as an education platform for dental implants. J Int Dent Sci. 2024;10(3):159-166. doi:10.21306/dishekimligi.1456647
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  • Başkan HK, Başkan B. YouTube as a source of information on dental trauma: a quality, accuracy, and reliability analysis. Dent Traumatol. 2025;0:1-14 doi:10.1111/edt.13088
  • Radonjic A, Fat Hing NN, Harlock J, Naji F. YouTube as a source of patient information for abdominal aortic aneurysms. J Vasc Surg. 2020; 71(2):637-644. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2019.08.230
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Dental implantlar ile ilgilli Türkçe ve İngilizce YouTube videolarının güvenilirlik ve kalite açısından karşılaştırılması

Year 2025, Volume: 8 Issue: 6, 1105 - 1111, 25.10.2025
https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.1767655

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, dental implantlarla ilgili Türkçe ve İngilizce YouTube videolarının güvenilirliğini, çevrim içi görünürlüğünü ve eğitsel kalitesini doğrulanmış değerlendirme araçları kullanarak incelemek ve karşılaştırmaktır.
Yöntem: YouTube’da “dental implant” (İngilizce) ve “diş implantı” (Türkçe) anahtar kelimeleriyle 30 Temmuz 2025 tarihinde yapılan arama sonucunda elde edilen videolar tarandı. Her dilde ilk 100 video incelendi ve önceden belirlenmiş dahil etme ve dışlama kriterleri uygulanarak her gruptan 50 uygun video analize dahil edildi. Videolar; yükleyici profili, hedef kitle, video süresi, etkileşim ölçütleri (izlenme sayısı, beğeni, beğenmeme, yorum sayısı, Video Güç İndeksi) ve içerik kalitesi açısından DISCERN (kısa form) ve Genel Kalite Skoru (GQS) kullanılarak değerlendirildi. İstatistiksel analizler parametrik olmayan testler ve korelasyon analizleri (Spearman’s rho) ile gerçekleştirildi, anlamlılık düzeyi p < 0,05 olarak kabul edildi.
Bulgular: İngilizce videolar, Türkçe videolara kıyasla anlamlı derecede daha uzun süreye (262,5 vs. 121 dakika), daha yüksek Video Güç İndeksi değerine (medyan; 69,26 vs. 2,93), daha fazla izlenme sayısına (68.832,5 vs. 5.220) ve daha fazla beğenme sayısına (665,5 vs. 18,5) sahipti (tümü için p < 0,001). DISCERN ve GQS skorları da İngilizce videolarda anlamlı olarak daha yüksek bulundu (3 vs. 2; her ikisi için p = 0,007). İngilizce videolarda kalite skorları ile etkileşim metrikleri arasında tutarlı pozitif korelasyonlar gözlenirken, Türkçe videolarda böyle bir ilişki saptanmadı ve izlenme sayısı ile beğeni/izlenme oranı arasında negatif korelasyon bulundu (r = –0,532; p < 0,001).
Sonuç: Dental implantlarla ilgili İngilizce YouTube videoları, Türkçe videolara göre nispeten daha yüksek güvenilirlik, kalite ve etkileşim göstermiş olsa da her iki grubun da genel eğitsel değeri yetersiz bulunmuştur. Bu bulgular, doğru ve erişilebilir hasta eğitiminin sağlanabilmesi için yapılandırılmış, kanıta dayalı ve çok dilli dijital kaynakların geliştirilmesinin gerekli olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır.

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  • Chrcanovic BR, Kisch J, Albrektsson T, Wennerberg A. Survival of dental implants placed in sites of previously failed implants. Clin Oral Implants Res. 2017;28(11):1348-1353. doi:10.1111/clr.12992
  • Abukaraky A, Hamdan AA, Ameera MN, Nasief M, Hassona Y. Quality of YouTube TM videos on dental implants. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. 2018;23(4):e463-e468. doi:10.4317/medoral.22447
  • Wang G, Gao X, Lo EC. Public perceptions of dental implants: a qualitative study. J Dent. 2015;43(7):798-805. doi:10.1016/j.jdent.2015.04. 012
  • Nason K, Donnelly A, Duncan HF. YouTube as a patient-information source for root canal treatment. Int Endod J. 2016;49(12):1194-1200. doi: 10.1111/iej.12575
  • Madathil KC, Rivera-Rodriguez AJ, Greenstein JS, Gramopadhye AK. Healthcare information on YouTube: a systematic review. Health Informatics J. 2015;21(3):173-194. doi:10.1177/1460458213512220
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  • Romano A, Fiori F, Petruzzi M, Della Vella F, Serpico R. YoutubeTM content analysis as a means of information in oral medicine: a systematic review of the literature. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022;19(9):5451. doi:10.3390/ijerph19095451
  • Ventura JVL, da Silva CF, Lopes TDS, et al. Ameloblastoma on YouTube: content analysis and strategies to address misinformation. Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2025;29(1):91. doi:10.1007/s10006-025-01381-z
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  • Hassona Y, Taimeh D, Marahleh A, Scully C. YouTube as a source of information on mouth (oral) cancer. Oral Dis. 2016;22(3):202-208. doi: 10.1111/odi.12434
  • Menziletoglu D, Guler AY, Isik BK. Are YouTube videos related to dental implant useful for patient education? J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2020;121(6):661-664. doi:10.1016/j.jormas.2019.12.022
  • Tayan E, Gökmenoğlu C, Büyük SK. YouTube™ as an education platform for dental implants. J Int Dent Sci. 2024;10(3):159-166. doi:10.21306/dishekimligi.1456647
  • Di Spirito F, Giordano F, Di Palo MP, et al. Reliability and accuracy of YouTube peri-implantitis videos as an educational source for patients in population-based prevention strategies. Healthcare (Basel). 2023;11(14): 2094. doi:10.3390/healthcare11142094 
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  • Berland GK, Elliott MN, Morales LS, et al. Health information on the Internet: accessibility, quality, and readability in English and Spanish. JAMA. 2001;285(20):2612-2621. doi:10.1001/jama.285.20.2612
  • Başkan HK, Başkan B. YouTube as a source of information on dental trauma: a quality, accuracy, and reliability analysis. Dent Traumatol. 2025;0:1-14 doi:10.1111/edt.13088
  • Radonjic A, Fat Hing NN, Harlock J, Naji F. YouTube as a source of patient information for abdominal aortic aneurysms. J Vasc Surg. 2020; 71(2):637-644. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2019.08.230
  • Sampson M, Cumber J, Li C, Pound CM, Fuller A, Harrison D. A systematic review of methods for studying consumer health YouTube videos, with implications for systematic reviews. PeerJ. 2013;1:e147. doi: 10.7717/peerj.147
  • Duygu G. YouTube videolarının dental implant içeriği hastalara faydalı mı? 7tepe Klin Derg. 2024;20(1):35-42. doi:10.5505/yeditepe.2024.99266
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Primary Language English
Subjects Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Journal Section Original Article
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Ezgi Yüceer Çetiner 0000-0003-4393-9440

Reşat Batuhan Çetiner 0000-0003-4829-010X

Publication Date October 25, 2025
Submission Date August 18, 2025
Acceptance Date October 10, 2025
Published in Issue Year 2025 Volume: 8 Issue: 6

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AMA Yüceer Çetiner E, Çetiner RB. How reliable are YouTube videos on dental implants? A comparison between Turkish and English content. J Health Sci Med / JHSM. October 2025;8(6):1105-1111. doi:10.32322/jhsm.1767655

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