Hegarty Emmett, Campbell Ciara, Grammatopoulos Ektor, DiBiase Andrew T, Sherriff Martyn, Cobourne Martyn T
a Department of Orthodontics , King's College London Dental Institute , London , UK.
b Department of Orthodontics , East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, William Harvey Hospital , Ashford , UK.
J Orthod. 2017 Jun;44(2):90-96. doi: 10.1080/14653125.2017.1319010. Epub 2017 May 2.
To investigate video content on YouTube™ related to orthognathic surgery.
YouTube™ was searched using the terms: orthognathic surgery; orthodontic surgery; jaw surgery; jaw corrective surgery. Inclusion criteria included English language; primary content orthognathic surgery and acceptable audio-visual quality. Videos were sorted into the top 50 for each search term by view-count and into an overall top 60 from the four searches. The following parameters were recorded for each video: number of views; likes; dislikes; source; primary intention. Each was classified according to information content as 'excellent', 'moderate' or 'poor'. A pre-determined list of orthognathic surgery-related information domains was also evaluated.
The top 60 videos had a combined total of 6,986,141 views. Videos predominantly involved patients describing their personal experience (41.67%) with the majority positively biased (61.67%). Only 9.17% of videos were classified as having excellent general information content and 55.83% were rated as poor. Surgical procedures were described in 45% whilst the need for pre- and post-surgical orthodontics was discussed in 33% and 16%, respectively. Post-operative paraesthesia was discussed in 17.5% of videos outcome.
Video content on YouTube™ relating to orthognathic surgery is substandard and patients should be advised to view it with caution.
调查YouTube™上与正颌外科手术相关的视频内容。
使用以下术语在YouTube™上进行搜索：正颌外科手术；正畸外科手术；颌骨手术；颌骨矫正手术。纳入标准包括英语语言；主要内容为正颌外科手术且视听质量可接受。视频按每个搜索词的观看次数排序，取前50名，四个搜索词的结果汇总后取前60名。记录每个视频的以下参数：观看次数、点赞数、点踩数、来源、主要意图。根据信息内容将每个视频分为“优秀”“中等”或“差”。还评估了一份预先确定的正颌外科手术相关信息领域列表。
前60个视频的总观看次数为6986141次。视频主要涉及患者描述个人经历（41.67%），大多数带有积极倾向（61.67%）。只有9.17%的视频被归类为具有优秀的一般信息内容，55.83%被评为差。45%的视频描述了手术过程，33%和16%的视频分别讨论了术前和术后正畸的必要性。17.5%的视频讨论了术后感觉异常的结果。
YouTube™上与正颌外科手术相关的视频内容不合格，应建议患者谨慎观看。
