Content Analysis of YouTube™ Videos about Direct Composite Laminates

This study seeks to assess the content of YouTube™ videos offering information on direct composite laminate treatment, an aesthetic dental procedure. Using the "kompozit lamina (composite laminate)" keywords identified by the Google Trends, relevant videos were searched on YouTube™ on February 22, 2024. From a total of 124 videos uploaded in the last two years, 25 videos conforming to the study criteria were identified and selected. A scoring system consisting of 7 parameters was used to classify video content quality as low and high. The videos were grouped according to their uploaders and the interaction indexes and viewing rates of the videos were also analyzed. The obtained data were statistically analyzed, with a significance threshold set at p<0.05. The content quality of the analyzed videos was found to have an average score of 2.48 out of 7 full points, and 20 (80%) of the videos had low content and 5 (20%) had high content. While the most informed topic was complications; contraindications were found to be the least mentioned topic. When the distributions according to video uploaders were examined, it was revealed that the greater part of videos were uploaded by the dental clinic/hospital/university (n=11, 44%) category. The videos on the YouTube™ platform about direct composite laminate treatment were found to be insufficient in terms of informational content. Dentists and academicians who are experts in this field can help individuals access accurate information by producing videos with higher quality content.