Is Youtube Qualified as an Information Source for Regenerative Endodontics?

Year 2022, Volume: 23 Issue: 2, 188 - 193, 30.06.2022

Parla Meva Durmazpınar , Burcu Kanmaz , Emine Adalı

Abstract

Objective: This study assessed the educational quality and reliability of YouTube videos about regenerative endodontics.
Materials and Methods: The YouTube videos were viewed using the searching terms ‘regenerative endodontic treatment’, ‘endodontic regeneration’, ‘pulp regeneration’, ‘pulp revascularization’, and ‘pulp revitalization’. The first 60 videos (300 videos, in total) were searched for each term and after initial screening, 70 videos were selected for analysis by three reviewers according to the inclusion criteria. The global score for educational value and modified DISCERN score was used to evaluate the quality and reliability of the videos. Kruskal-Wallis test and chi-square test were used to analyze data. Correlations analyzed using PearsonSpearman test.
Results: The mean of Modified DISCERN score of the YouTube videos about regenerative endodontics was 3.02±1.07 which was categorized as moderate reliability. The mean of global score for educational value of the videos was 2.05±1.13 and 37.1% (n=26) of them were in a poor quality while 14.3% (n=10) were in a good quality due to the scoring of this value. No excellent quality video was found.
Conclusion: It can be concluded that the amount of educational and reliable information on YouTube videos about regenerative endodontics is limited.

Keywords

Educational quality, endodontic regeneration, regenerative endodontic treatment, YouTube

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