Purpose: This study aimed to determine the mid- and long-term effects of Kinesio-taping (KT) on individuals with temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD). Methods: Thirty-three patients were randomly divided into two groups: group 1 is control; group 2 is KT group. KT treatment was applied in six sessions (one session/week) for 6 weeks. At 6 months, the visual analogue scale (VAS) values and range of motion of the jaw before and after the treatment were recorded. Results: After the treatment in both groups, a statistically significant decrease in pain VAS values of the lateral pterygoid and masseter muscles was observed at the 6th month control (p < 0.05). In the intergroup evaluation, a statistically significant difference, in favour of the study group, was noted in all clinical parameters evaluated before treatment and at week 6 after treatment (p < 0.05). Compared with the control group, a statistically significant difference, in favour of the study group, in all clinical parameters evaluated except lateral pterygoids and protrusion VAS score was found at 6th months (p < 0.05). Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that KT application could be a preferred treatment option in patients with TMD, pain and movement limitation. Further investigation is needed for widespread application.

Orthognathic surgery is the applications performed to eliminate the disorders in the face and jaw structure of the person and to regain the normal functions of the teeth together with the jaws. Upon the increasing internet use, people reach the first knowledge about these surgeries, where serious complications can be seen, through websites. It is aimed to assess the Turkish texts released on the internet on orthognathic surgery regarding toreadability and contents in this study. Material and Methods: The first 71 websites were examined in the Google (Google LLC, Mountain View, California, USA) search using the keywords "orthognathic surgery." Obtained patient informing texts were assessed in accordance with Atesman Readability Index. The contents were also assessed regarding to whether they provide sufficient information about surgery or not. Results: It was observed that the texts which have been examined in the study were of moderate difficulty subject to the Atesman Readability Index (54.8±9.4). It was concluded that the contents of the information on the examined websites in research had been sufficient regarding to the surgical preparation process, but surgical complications had not been adequately referred. Conclusion: The results of the study showed that the patient informing texts on Turkish websites have moderate readability difficulties. It was observed that possible complications were not covered enough although sufficient information has been provided about the preparation process of orthognathic surgery and it was concluded that the expected effects on the reader would not be observed if they were not understood by the patients.

Aim: Disability status, fear, and anxiety can pose an obstacle to the planned dental treatment in children. In such cases, the delivery of dental treatment with sedation is a very common treatment method and more comfortable for both pediatric patients and physicians. This study aims to evaluate the readability and content of patient information texts on websites related to the delivery of dental treatments with sedation in pediatric patients. Material and Methods: The first 60 Turkish websites were scanned in Google (Google LLC, MountainView, California, USA) search using the keywords “pediatric dental treatment with sedation”. The patient information texts in 31 websites meeting the inclusion criteria were evaluated according to the Ateşman Readability Index (ARI) and their contents were also examined in terms of whether or not providing sufficient information about the procedure. Results: The texts examined in the study were moderately difficult (52.9±9.4) according to the ARI and at Grade 11-12 level, most of the websites examined were owned by private clinics (64.5%) and the texts were prepared by pedodontists. The content of information on the examined websites could be deemed sufficient in terms of definition of sedation (100%), the indications (100%) and the benefits (83.8%); however, the complications (29.1%), possible procedure-related complications (16.2%), its difference from general anesthesia (54.8%) and the cost (29.1%) were not addressed sufficiently. Conclusion: The results of the study suggested that the relevant patient information texts on Turkish websites need to be organized in a more understandable manner. For this purpose, readability tests may be used before publishing the text. The reason why most of the texts did not mention contraindications, complications, and cost of sedation may be intending not to create fear or prejudice about the procedure among readers. However, when preparing an information text on an interventional medical procedure, it is legally and ethically required to inform the reader about that procedure fully and clearly.

Ortognatik cerrahi, yüz deformitelerinin tedavisinin amaçlandığı bir tedavi yöntemidir. Artan estetik kaygılarla beraber hastalar bu cerrahilere daha çok talepte bulunmaktadırlar. Bu talep, hastaların bilgi ihtiyaçlarının ve meraklarını artırmaktadır. Hastalar merak ettikleri bilgilere internet üzerinden özellikle YouTube™ kanalı ile cevap aramaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, ortognatik cerrahi operasyonları hakkında en çok izlenen YouTube™ videolarının, güvenilirliğini ve içeriğini değerlendirmektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu çalışmada, "çift çene operasyonu" terimi YouTube™da aranmıştır. Konuyla ilgili 60 içerik ve güvenilirlik açısından değerlendirilmiştir. Çalışmaya dâhil edilen videoların görüntüleme sayısı, video süresi, yüklenmenin üzerinden geçen süre, beğenilme ve beğenilmeme sayısı, yorum sayısı, videoyu kimin yüklediği, etkileşim indeksi ve izlenme sayısı açısından kaydedilmiştir. Ayrıca ameliyatın tanımı, kaç yaşında uygulanabileceği, endikasyonları, kontendikasyonları, komplikasyonları, tedavi prosedürü, avantaj ve maliyeti hususunda bilgi verip vermediği göz önüne alınarak değerlendirilmiştir. Bu değerlendirilmelerin sonucunda zayıf, orta, iyi ve faydalı bilgi olarak sınıflandırılmıştır. Kolmogorov-Smirnov testi, Mann-Whitney U testi korelasyon analizleri yapılmıştır. Bulgular: Videoları yükleyen kişilerin, sağlık profesyonelleri ve ortognatik cerrahi geçirmiş hastalar olduğu görülmüştür. Videoların kalitelerine bakıldığında sağlık profesyonelleri tarafından hazırlanan videoların hastaların hazırladığı videoların kalitelerinden fazla olmadığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Videolar yüklendikleri kaynak olarak gruplandırıldığında, sağlık mesleği mensupları tarafından yüklenen videoların, güvenilirlik puanlarının diğer gruba göre anlamlı derecede yüksek olmadığı anlaşılmaktadır. Sonuç: YouTube™, ortognatik cerrahi ile ilgili yanıltıcı potansiyele sahip bir platform olabilir. Sağlıkla ilgili sorunlar, profesyonel destek olmadan çözülmeye çalışılmamalıdır. Anah tar Ke li me ler: Çift çene operasyonları;ortognatik cerrahi; YouTube ABS TRACT Objective: Orthognathic surgery is a treatment method aimed at the treatment of facial deformities. With increasing aesthetic concerns, patients are making more demands for these surgeries. This demand increases the information needs and curiosity of the patients.Patients seek answers to the information they are curious about on the internet, especially on the YouTube™ channel. The aim of this study is to evaluate the reliability and content of the most watched YouTube™ videos about orthognathic surgery operations. Material and Methods: In this study, the term "double jaw operation" was searched on YouTube™. 60 content related to the subject and evaluated in terms of reliability. The number of views of the videos included in the study, the duration of the video, the time elapsed since the upload, the number of likes and dislikes, the number of comments, who uploaded the video, the interaction index and the number of views were recorded. In addition, the definition of the operation,...