Reliability and quality of YouTube™ videos about molar incisor hypomineralization

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability and quality of videos about molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH) on YouTube. Methods: The term “molar incisor hypomineralization” was searched on YouTube and 58 videos were screened. Seventeen YouTube videos that met the inclusion criteria were included in the study. Videos were evaluated using the Modified Global Quality Score (mGQS), Video Information and Quality Index (VIQI), Journal of the American Medical Association Scale (JAMAS), and Total Content Score. Based on the total content scores, videos with 0–4 points were considered to have low content, and those with 5–9 points were determined to have high content. Results: The findings showed an average total content score of 3.94 ± 2.65 out of 9. A total of 11 videos (64.7%) had low content, while 6 videos (35.3%) had high content. There were significant differences across the content categories for the amount of likes, total VIQI score, authorship, validity, and mGQS (p < 0.05). Following a comparison of the number of likes on videos with high and low content, it was discovered that the ones with higher content had significantly more likes (p < 0.05). Conclusions: YouTube videos about MIH are limited in quantity, and also the majority of the videos featured poor quality content and inadequate information. Since social media had a power on today’s information habits; a quality video can provide a roadmap by step-by-step explanations. Pediatric dentists can play a significant role in improving the quality of life for both patients and their families by creating and uploading high-quality videos on the symptoms, diagnostic process and management strategies of this disease.

Molar incisor hypomineralization; Video analysis; YouTube; Health informatics

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