YOUTUBE™ COMO FERRAMENTA DE ENSINO SOBRE ANTIBIOTICOTERAPIA EM ODONTOPEDIATRIA

Abstract

Objective: the objective of this study was to evaluate the quality of information provided by videos on YoutubeTM about antibiotic therapy in pediatric dentistry. Materials and Methods: videos related to antibiotic therapy, in Portuguese and intended for dentists were included. The videos were reviewed by two evaluators to extract their quantitative data and their quality content was evaluated using a checklist
with 22 points, prepared based on the recommendations of different international dentistry associations. Video quality was rated as low (0-11 points) or high (12-22 points). Results were presented descriptively, and statistical tests were applied to assess the association (ANOVA) or correlation (Pearson) between the final video population and their quantitative data. Results: of the 7 videos included, only 1 present high quality. Videos content was heterogeneous, where 85% (n=6) cited amoxicillin as a firstchoice antibiotic and 71% (n=5) reported removing the source of infection as sufficient in healthy children. No video cited indication for culture and sensitivity tests, the
contraindication of antibiotic therapy in cases of gingivitis, luxation’s and root fractures. The video source, number of likes and views are not related to your final score (p>0.05), however, your time is strongly corelated to your score (r=0.8, p=0.03). Conclusion: it can be concluded that the quality of the content of videos on antibiotic therapy for
Brazilian dentists is low, not fully addressing the recommendations of dentistry associations related to the topic, and the length of the video is strongly correlated with its final score.