Mevlüt Sinan Ocak, Betül Yılmaz
Turkish Endodontic Journal - 2025;10(3):165-170
Pulpitis is an inflammatory condition of the pulp tissue in response to stimuli and bacterial by-products. If the ir - ritant is removed, the inflammation is considered revers-ible; however, if the irritant persists, it progresses to stages regarded as irreversible. The condition of the pulp is clas-sified as healthy pulp, reversible pulpitis, symptomatic ir - reversible pulpitis, asymptomatic irreversible pulpitis, pulp necrosis, previously treated, and previously initiated ther -apy . This classification is based on histological and clinical changes in the pulp (1). The clinical diagnosis of either reversible or irreversible pulpitis in a healthy pulp relies on past and current clinical signs and symptoms, the extent of caries near the pulp, re-sponses to percussion and pulp tests, and the radiographic appearance of periapical tissues (2). Symptomatic irreversible pulpitis is a condition based on subjective and objective findings, where the vital inflamed Pur pose: With the advancement of technology, both patients and h ealthcare p rofessionals increasingly seek information. However, analysis of the data hosted by variou s platforms that allow rapid access to such information via the internet remains und erexp lored. This study aims to evaluate the conte nt ac- curacy and educational quality of YouTube v ideos related to symptomatic irreversible pulpitis. Met hods: On April 5, 2024, a search was cond ucted on the YouTube platform using the keyword "Symp - tomatic irreversible pulpitis ." Initially, 610 videos were screened, but only 32 met t he inclusion criteria. The videos were assessed accordin g to five content parameters: Diagnosis, treatment, etiology, prog- nosis, and symptoms. Quality assessment was conducted using the Vi deo Inform atio n an d Quality In- dex (V IQI), which includes information flow, accuracy, technical quality, and tit le-conte nt consistency. Kruskal-Wallis and Dunn's tests were used for statistical evaluations. (significance level p<0.05). Results: Among the 32 videos included in the study, 34.4% provided inade quate, 43.8% moderate, and 21.9% high-quality information. Videos providing mo derate-quality information had a significantly higher number of likes compared to the ot her groups (p<0.05). Conclusion: Most YouTube videos related to symptomatic irreversible pu lpitis are academically insuf- ficient. There is a growing need for more re liable and higher-quality digital content to be us ed in dental education.
