Quality and content analyses of youtube videos related to medication-related osteonecrosis of jaws

Introduction: Medication-related osteonecrosis of jaws (MRONJ) is a condition that can cause pain and poor quality of life, requires professional approach for the maintenance of affected area, and is difficult to treat. Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyze the accuracy and quality of information provided about MRONJ of YouTube videos. Material and methods: A systematic search was conducted on YouTube using two keywords, including MRONJ and bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw. A total of 80 videos were evaluated. Video information and quality index (VIQI) were used to evaluate overall quality of videos. Comparison of categorical variables was performed with c² and Fisher's exact tests. Correlation between characteristics of videos was analyzed using Kendall's tau-b correlation coefficient. Results: Most of the videos were found to be uploaded by doctors/dentists or maxillofacial surgeons (38.8%). The majority of videos were low-content videos. Most of high-content score videos were loaded by academic health institutions/professional organizations. Relationship between VIQI and usefulness (r = 0.801, p = 0.000) was found to be high. A positive correlation was observed between length of the video and interaction index (r = 0.226, p = 0.005). Conclusions: The majority of videos related to MRONJ contain videos with low-content/scores. Healthcare providers should be more engaged in providing accurate and reliable evidence-based information, and present their best practices information about MRONJ on YouTube.