Evaluation of quality and reliability of websites about orthognathic surgery using Google Trends™ application

Abstract

Objectives: Orthognathic surgery is the only treatment option for some cases in orthodontics. Two main goals were aimed in this study. The first goal was to determine the top three keywords that Google searchers look for “orthognathic surgery” using the Google Trends™ application. The second was to assess the quality and reliability of the webpages yielded by searching those four keywords on Google. Materials and Methods: Google Trends was searched using the keyword “Orthognathic Surgery.” Then, Google was searched using keywords: “Orthognathic surgery” and the other first three keywords. An oral surgeon and an orthodontist analyzed the quality and reliability of the websites using the DISCERN assessment tool. Results: The correlation between evaluators was low. Forty-six of the 70 websites were the websites of different oral and maxillofacial clinics and orthodontic clinics. The percentage of websites was 11% for personal doctor websites, 10% for academic journals, 7% for institutes, 6% for orthodontic clinics, and 1.4% for dental clinics. Overall rating scores of the websites for researchers were 2.41±1.35 for oral surgeon and 1.99±1.49 for orthodontist. Conclusions: The reliability and quality of the information in all of the websites was very low. The data on the websites did not have any scientific review processes such as review-peer review.

Readability and Contents Evaluation o Patient Informing Texts on Orthognathic Surgery in Turkish Websites: Methodological Study

“…13 It has been concluded from the studies that 75% of people who receive health-related information did not control the source of this information. 14 As an illustration, a 2017 survey in our nation found that 66.3 percent of internet users in Türkiye utilized the internet to get information on their health. 15 Considering these results, the accuracy and control of the information on the internet is extremely important.…”

Evaluation of Readability and Content of Patient Information Texts on Turkish Websites about Pediatric Dentistry Under Sedation

“…It is a known fact individuals get information from the internet before consulting a physician when they have a health problem 20 . A study showed that 8 of 10 people use the internet to reach health information 21 . According to Turkish Statistical Institute 2019 data, searching health information (69,8%) is among the most common purposes of using the internet in Turkey 22 .…”

“…It was found that 75% of individuals getting health information from the internet did not check the source of this information. In this respect, it is substantial to check the reliability and correctness of information on the internet 21,25 . The study is among the first studies that have evaluated patient information texts in Turkish about sedation in pediatric dentistry, in terms of both readability and content.…”

“…The study is among the first studies that have evaluated patient information texts in Turkish about sedation in pediatric dentistry, in terms of both readability and content. As in other studies conducted in Turkish (11,21,28), since only the texts in Turkish were examined, the ARI developed for Turkish was used.…”

İmplant üstü protezler hakkında bilgi veren internet sitelerinin okunabilirliklerinin değerlendirilmesi

“…11 Çalışmamızda da yalnız Türkçe metinlere bakıldığı için Ateşman okunabilirlik formülü kullanılmıştır.Turkiye'de en çok kullanılan arama motoru Google'dır.16 Çalısmamızda arama motoru olarak sadece Google kullanılmısţır. Yapılan araştırmalarda sağlıkla ilgili bilgi alan kişilerin % 75'inin bu bilginin kaynağını kontrol etmediği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır 17. 2017 yılında ülkemizde yapılan bir çalışmada, Türkiye'deki internet kullanıcılarının % 66.3' ü, sağlıklarıyla ilgili bilgilere erişmek için interneti kullandığı görülmüştür 18.…”