Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Akdeniz Dental Journal, cilt.3, sa.3, ss.88-97, 2024 (Hakemli Dergi)
Objectives:
Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) is an imaging modality that plays an im-
portant role in dental practice. However, it is unclear whether videos with adequate
and accurate information are available on a platform such as YouTube. The aim of
this study was to determine whether CBCT videos posted on YouTube are indeed a
valuable source of information.
Material and Methods
During the data collection process, we analyzed Google Trends searches using the
keywords "cone beam computed tomography (in Turkish)", "dental tomography (in
Turkish)", and "tooh tomography (in Turkish)" over the last 5 years. Then, 168 vid-
eos were analyzed as a result of searches on YouTube with these keywords. Among
these videos, 48 were included in the study according to certain criteria. The number
of view, viewing times, number of like, interaction index and viewing rate of the
included videos were calculated. The upload source of the videos was categorized
as clinic, dentist, educational channel, commercial, professional organization and
TV channel. According to the upload source of the videos, the image quality, sound
quality, narrator, purpose of the video, usefulness scoring and Global Quality Scale
were evaluated.
Results
The average number of views of the analyzed videos was determined as 1559.95,
while the standard deviation value was determined as 2435.30. The average interac-
tion index was 1.58, and the standard deviation value was 1.77. The average view
rate was 377.55, and the standard deviation value was 956.88. Significant relation-
ships were found between the upload source of the videos and the duration of the
video, the number of subscribers of the channel that uploaded the video, and the
number of likes (p=0.016, p=0.021, p=0.030, respectively). In addition, when the
videos were evaluated in terms of their usability levels, significant relationships
were found between the duration of the video, the number of likes, and the interac-
tion index (p=0.001, p=0.009, p=0.015, respectively).
Conclusion
This study reveals that CBCT videos posted on YouTube are generally of low quality
and not informative. This highlights the need for reliable sources of information for
dentists, patients, and future dentists.
Key Words
Cone beam computed tomography, Social media, Radiology