YouTube as a source of information on space maintainers for parents and patients.

Published in: PloS one (2021)

YouTube videos about space maintainers are useful for parents only to understand and visualize their function. However, it does not provide sufficient information about adverse effects and types of them. Dentists should warn their patients that videos on the internet may contain incorrect and limited information.

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