@article{article_1767655, title={How reliable are YouTube videos on dental implants? A comparison between Turkish and English content}, journal={Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine}, volume={8}, pages={1105–1111}, year={2025}, DOI={10.32322/jhsm.1767655}, author={Yüceer Çetiner, Ezgi and Çetiner, Reşat Batuhan}, keywords={dental implantlar, çevrim içi sağlık bilgisi, hasta eğitimi, video güç indeksi, YouTube}, 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.}, number={6}, publisher={MediHealth Academy Yayıncılık}