Evaluation of YouTube videos about post core restorations

ABSTRACT Background : The aim of this study is to evaluate the ‘post core‘videos on YouTube. Materials and Methods : YouTube videos were searched with the world ‘post core ‘ and first 50 videos were examined. The language is not English and Turkish videos and insufficient videos were not included in the study. Criteria such as the definition of post core, indications, contraindications,information about the process, cost, expertise required, post cementation, crown preparation, measurement and describing the tools used were used when evaluating the content of the videos. Each criterion was scored between 0-3 by two researchers. According to this rating, the videos were separated into three different (low, medium, high) quality groups. Results: 31 of the first 50 scanned videos were included in the study. When the distributions were evaluated according to the video uploaders, it was seen that the most videos were uploaded by medical personnel.(n=15, 48.38%) The distribution of videos according to quality groups was found to be 22.58% at a poor level, 74.19% at a moderate level and 3.22% at a high level of quality. Conclusion : Most videos have been found to be moderately functional. Analysis according to the quality content, it was found that the significant difference in the crown preparation and GQS values of the videos.(p<0.05) Keywords:internet; post core; social media;video.