Quality and guideline adherence of child-oriented toothbrushing videos on YouTube: a comparative study of Turkish and English content
Merter Güçlü, Hatice Selin Güçlü · 2026
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Merter Güçlü and Hatice Selin Güçlü compare child-oriented toothbrushing videos on YouTube in Turkish and English. In 2026, the one-time study assesses fifty-one instructional videos, twenty-seven Turkish and twenty-four English, with two independent reviewers scoring quality, reliability, and guideline adherence, plus engagement metrics. Early childhood caries remains a major public health concern, and families increasingly turn to online video.
English videos scored higher on quality, reliability, and guideline compliance, with median quality three point two five versus one point five and compliance five point five versus three. Animation channels scored clearly lower than educational and health channels. Popularity did not correlate with quality. The authors urge dental professionals to produce evidence-based, age-appropriate videos and guide families toward reliable content.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Merter Güçlü, Hatice Selin Güçlü |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |