Objective: Patients increasingly use social media platforms such as YouTubeTM to get information about health issues. However, the effect of the videos on YouTubeTM on oral health care is still controversial. This study aimed to analyze the content quality of the videos on YouTubeTM about the oral hygiene care of various dental prostheses. Material and Methods: YouTubeTM videos were searched utilizing operators and keywords: «* (denture OR prosthesis OR implant) hygiene OR care OR cleaning OR brushing OR maintenance». The videos were ordered by "relevance". The video's source, origin, and content; duration; the number of likes, dislikes, comments, and views; the number of days since upload; viewing rate and viewer interactions were recorded for each video. In addition, videos were scored for the usefulness of their content: poor (0), moderate (1), or excellent (2). Results: 200 videos were screened, and 82 videos that met the criteria were analyzed in the study. It was found that most of the videos (72.2%) were uploaded from the USA, and the popular video topics were about complete dentures and implant-supported fixed dentures (48.8% and 43.9%, respectively). It has been observed that the usefulness score of the videos, which ranges from 0 to 2 and has an average of 1.06, had a positive and significant correlation with the number of likes and viewer interactions separately. Conclusion: Social media usage can be an effective tool for patients to learn about oral hygienic care for dental prostheses. However, it should be noted that YouTubeTM may also contain misleading information due to its dynamic nature. Healthcare professionals can be important in directing patients to videos with correct and qualified content.
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of hydrothermal aging and various plaque removal methods, which are a part of professional dental cleaning, on zirconia's structural properties. Materials and Methods: Seventy-two disk-shaped monolithic zirconia specimens (diameter 12 mm and thickness 1 mm) divided into six groups were subjected to no surface treatment, instrumentation with steel curette and ultrasonic steel scaler, and air abrasion with sodium bicarbonate, erythritol, and glycine before being aged in an autoclave at 0.2 MPa and 134 °C for 2 h. Specimens were analyzed using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry, and atomic force microscopy to evaluate crystal structure, microstructure, and surface roughness. Further, the contact angle and Vickers hardness measurements were performed for wettability and hardness evaluations. A biaxial bending test was applied to measure the durability of the material. Results: According to the results, no significant change was found in the crystal structure, surface roughness, and bending strength of zirconia (p>0.05). In contrast, a substantial decrease in surface hardness values and a significant increase in wettability values were observed in the steel curette and ultrasonic steel scaler groups compared with other groups (p<0.05). Conclusion:The use of abrasive powders in dental plaque control after prosthetic treatment can help maintain periodontal health and long-term use of prosthesis after restoration of monolithic zirconia. Amaç: Bu çalışma, profesyonel diş temizliğinin bir parçası olan plak uzaklaştırma yöntemleri ile hidrotermal yaşlanmanın zirkonyanın yapısal özelliklerine etkisini araştırmayı amaçlamıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Altı gruba bölünmüş 72 adet disk şeklinde monolitik zirkonya örnek (çap 12 mm ve kalınlık 1 mm) otoklavda 0,2 MPa ve 134 °C'de 2 saat hidrotermal yaşlandırma öncesi çelik küret, ultrasonik çelik kazıyıcı, sodyum bikarbonat, eritritol ve glisin abraziv toz ile yüzey işlemine tabi tutuldu. Örnekler, kristal yapıyı değerlendirmek için X-ışını kırınımı yöntemi, mikro yapı için taramalı
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