Are informations of subperiosteal implant procedure on YouTube really useful?

Background/Aim: Subperiosteal implant is a type of implant preferred in oral implantology in cases with severe bone deficiency where intraosseous implant application cannot be performed. We evaluated the accuracy of the information by examining YouTube videos containing information on this subject. Material and Methods: In the YouTube video search conducted with the keywords 'Subperiosteal dental implant', the first 200 videos were watched and evaluated. 118 videos that didn't meet the analysis criteria were excluded from evaluation and the remaining 82 videos were analyzed. The usefulness scores of all analyzed videos were determined as 'poor', 'moderate' and 'excellent' according to their information content. For statistical analysis, the Kruskal Wallis and Phi tests were used and the significance coefficient was determined as p<0.05. Results: According to the information content of the videos, the usefulness scores were numbered as poor(0), moderate(1), excellent(2) and the average was found to be 0.51. When the usefulness scores of the videos and their demographic information were compared, it was found that there was a significant difference between the video duration (p=0.002), the number of views (p=0.006) and the number of likes (p=0.003). There is a significant difference between the viewing rate of the videos (p=0.044) according to their usefulness scores. It can be stated that video types differ depending on the target audience (p=0.003). Conclusions: Among the YouTube videos examined, those uploaded by health professionals and health companies have a high educational quality and a high viewing rate. However, the number of such videos aimed at informing patients should be increased.