Evaluation of information quality on the internet for periodontal disease patients

Abstract

Periodontal diseases are among the most common chronic inflammatory diseases worldwide, whereas periodontitis is characterized by attachment loss and destruction of alveolar bone. The cardinal signs of inflammation are rubor (redness), tumor (swelling), calor (heat), dolor (pain), and functio laesa (loss of function). Some or all of these signs of inflammation can be seen in periodontitis cases, and advanced disease may cause tooth loss (Highfield, 20 09). Periodontitis continues to be a major global oral health problem that causes partial or complete edentulism in approximately 5%-20% of the adult population (Watt & Petersen, 2000). Apart from the functional problems, premature tooth loss is regarded as an important cause of decreased self-esteem. Moreover, restoration of lost teeth by dentures creates tremendous financial burden for the individual patient as well as for the government or insurance companies. Clearly, having access to proper information about periodontal disease etiology and its clinical signs is of vital

Information on the Internet about clear aligner treatment—an assessment of content, quality, and readability

“…For this reason, it may be more useful to evaluate the results with additional instruments. In our study, only four websites had the HONcode seal (4/111; 3.6%), which was more than in previous studies about adult orthodontics [30] and CAT [32], but much lower than in a recent study about periodontal diseases [24]. In addition, all websites with HONcode certification belonged to professional organizations.…”

Infodemiology for oral health and disease: A scoping review

“…In the domain of the quality of available online information related to oral health and disease, we have found that most of the studies utilised the descriptive study design, and frequently these studies were conducted in developing countries. The quality and readability of the web‐based information available for various oral diseases was simple, easily accessible but of low quality in terms of attribution and treatment choices (Aguirre et al, 2017; Al‐Ak'hali et al, 2021; Alhajj et al, 2020; Kanmaz & Buduneli, 2021; Lotto et al, 2020; Passos et al, 2020; Patel & Cobourne, 2011). The review also reported that most of the professional websites have provided better quality of information than non‐professional websites (Bizzi et al, 2017; Jo et al, 2018; Leite & Correia, 2011).…”

Information in Spanish on the Internet about the Prevention of COVID-19

“…However, these types of studies are necessary, because, among other things, they provide valuable insights into the health-related behaviors of populations and allow the distribution and determinants of information on the Internet or in a population to be elucidated [20]. Another limitation, in common with other authors who have analyzed the information available on the Internet about other diseases [27,28,[40][41][42], derives from the fact that searches were carried out only on Google [27,28,[40][41][42]; however, this search engine is the most popular, covering nearly 90% of the total online searches [43]. The high number of links from Spain obtained in the second search could be due to the fact that the IP address had been identified by not having previously deleted the search history and cookies; regardless, this does not invalidate the concerns described here but rather contextualizes them better.…”

“…On 1 March 2020 and 13 July 2020, from a Spanish IP address, two Google searches were performed with the terms "Prevencion COVID-19" and "Prevencion Coronavirus". Like in other studies, the first 30 weblinks in Spanish were selected for each search, excluding advertisements [26][27][28]. While using Google, the author was not logged in as a Google user.…”