Raghu Devanna

Dr, Department of Preventive Dentistry, Orthodontic Division, Faculty of Dentistry, Taif University, Taif, KSA

Publications

• Original Article   
  Invisalign – A YouTubeTM Video Analysis
  Author(s): Raghu Devanna*, Yousef Althomali, Nayef H Felemban, Bheema Shetty Manasali, Puneet Gupta and Varadaraj Venkat Ramaiha
  
  Background: This study was aimed to assess the quality and content of the YouTubeTM videos that provide information about Invisalign. Methods: As indicated by the Google Trends application, the Invisalign-related YouTubeTM videos were searched using the key word “Invisalign”. We selected the 140 videos from the first 156 results obtained after searching the key word “Invisalign” on YouTubeTM. An 18-point scale system was used to classify the videos into low- and high-content videos. The video information and quality index (VIQI) was applied to determine the quality of the videos. Statistical analyses were done using Chi-square test, logistic regression analysis, Pearson correlation coefficient, and Mann-Whitney U-test. Results: 44 videos were classified as high-content and 96 as low.. Read More»