Assessment of Quality and Readability of Online Patient-centered Information on Dental Veneers: An Infodemiological Study.

Q3 Dentistry

Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice Pub Date : 2025-11-01 DOI:10.5005/jp-journals-10024-3964

Ahmed Y Alqutaibi, Ayman T Alharbi, Muath S Alassaf, Abdullah H Alerwi, Khalid N Alturki, Fuad A Al-Sanabani, Afaf Aboalrejal, Esam Halboub, Mohammed Sultan Al-Ak'hali

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Abstract

Aim: Despite the widespread availability of online information about dental veneers, there is a lack of data on the quality and readability of these resources. The aim of this study was to assess the quality and readability of patient-oriented online information on dental veneers.

Materials and methods: This study conducted a thorough web search utilizing Google, Yahoo, and Bing search engines to identify English-language websites offering information on dental veneers. The quality of the websites was assessed using DISCERN, Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) benchmarks, and Health on the Net Code (HONcode) tools. The readability of the websites was evaluated using the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level (FKGL), Simplified Measure of Gobbledygook (SMOG), and Flesch Reading Ease (FRE) metrics.

Results: Out of a total of 195 websites included in the study, only 8 websites obtained a high overall DISCERN score, representing 2.4% of dental clinic (DC) and 14.8% of nonprofit organization (NPO) websites. The median [interquartile range (IQR)] of the overall score of DISCERN was significantly higher for NPO websites [55.5 (13)] compared to DC websites [42 (13)] and commercial entity (CE) websites [36.25 (5.5); p < 0.001]. Up to 15, 63, and 70% of NPO, DC, and CE websites, respectively, did not report any of the four JAMA criteria. Only seven websites (all NPOs) showed an active Health on the Net (HONs) Code certificate. All readability indicators confirmed easier texts on the NPO websites.

Conclusions: The quality of the English web-based health information on dental veneers seems suboptimal. Nonprofit organization websites offer higher quality, more reliable, and readable content compared to DC and CE websites.

Clinical significance: Online dental veneer information is generally of poor quality, with NPO websites offering the most reliable and readable content. Clinicians should direct patients to trustworthy NPO resources for accurate information. How to cite this article: Alqutaibi AY, Alharbi AT, Alassaf MS, et al. Assessment of Quality and Readability of Online Patient-centered Information on Dental Veneers: An Infodemiological Study. J Contemp Dent Pract 2025;26(11):1060-1066.

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以患者为中心的牙贴面在线信息的质量和可读性评估：一项信息流行病学研究。

目的：尽管关于牙贴面的在线信息广泛可用，但缺乏这些资源的质量和可读性的数据。本研究的目的是评估以患者为导向的牙贴面在线信息的质量和可读性。材料和方法：本研究利用b谷歌、雅虎和必应搜索引擎进行了全面的网络搜索，以确定提供牙齿贴面信息的英语网站。网站的质量使用DISCERN、美国医学会杂志（JAMA）基准和网络健康代码（HONcode）工具进行评估。网站的可读性采用Flesch- kincaid Grade Level （FKGL）、Simplified Measure of Gobbledygook （SMOG）和Flesch Reading Ease （FRE）指标进行评估。结果：在纳入研究的195个网站中，只有8个网站获得了较高的整体DISCERN得分，占牙科诊所（DC）的2.4%和非营利组织（NPO）网站的14.8%。NPO网站的辨别能力总分中位数[四分位间距（IQR）][55.5(13)]明显高于DC网站[42(13)]和商业实体（CE）网站[36.25 (5.5)]；P < 0.001]。分别有15%、63%和70%的NPO、DC和CE网站没有报道JAMA的四项标准。只有7个网站（都是非营利组织）显示了有效的网络健康（荣誉）代码证书。所有易读性指标都证实，NPO网站上的文本更容易阅读。结论：基于英文网页的牙贴面健康信息的质量似乎不太理想。与DC和CE网站相比，非营利组织网站提供更高质量、更可靠和可读的内容。临床意义：网上牙贴面信息质量一般较差，NPO网站提供的内容最可靠，可读性最强。临床医生应引导患者到值得信赖的NPO资源获取准确信息。如何引用本文：Alqutaibi AY， Alharbi AT， Alassaf MS等。以患者为中心的牙贴面在线信息的质量和可读性评估：一项信息流行病学研究。[J]现代医学杂志，2015;26(11):1060-1066。

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Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice Dentistry-Dentistry (all)

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice (JCDP), is a peer-reviewed, open access MEDLINE indexed journal. The journal’s full text is available online at http://www.thejcdp.com. The journal allows free access (open access) to its contents. Articles with clinical relevance will be given preference for publication. The Journal publishes original research papers, review articles, rare and novel case reports, and clinical techniques. Manuscripts are invited from all specialties of dentistry i.e., conservative dentistry and endodontics, dentofacial orthopedics and orthodontics, oral medicine and radiology, oral pathology, oral surgery, orodental diseases, pediatric dentistry, implantology, periodontics, clinical aspects of public health dentistry, and prosthodontics.