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In recent years, the internet has become one of the most popular places to find health-related information, necessitating studies that analyze the quality of the content available online. The purpose of the present study was to analyze the content quality and reliability of YouTube\u2122 videos on the topic of adult oral hygiene practices and to guide oral health care professionals who use this platform for patient education.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A YouTube\u2122 search was performed of the most frequent search term, \u2018dental hygiene\u2019. A total of 150 videos were screened, and 51 were included in the final study. The characteristics, sources, and content of the videos were analyzed using the Global Quality Score (GQS) and DISCERN reliability indices. The IBM SPSS 25 program was used for statistical analyses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Most of the included videos were uploaded by oral health care professionals (63%). GQS revealed only 17.6% of the videos were excellent quality whereas 23.5% of them were poor quality. In the content analysis, 62.7% of the videos were deemed moderately useful. Video duration, total content score, and interaction indices were all significantly higher in the useful and very useful groups compared to the slightly useful group (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.020,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.040). GQS had a positive, low-medium statistically significant correlation with both video duration and total content scores (r = 0.235, r = 0.517;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05). DISCERN score also had a positive, low-medium statistically significant correlation with total content score (r = 0.500;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study concluded that most YouTube\u2122 videos on oral hygiene practices for adults are moderately useful. When using YouTube\u2122 for patient education, oral health care professionals and organizations should be aware of low-quality videos and seek out accurate, useful videos. 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