Quality Assessment and Review of Online Information relating to Third Molar Pain and Removal

##Statement of the problem: Dental professionals have embraced internet as a means to enhance patient care and optimise access dental services. However, information present on is unregulated varies in quality, accuracy readability. ##Purpose study: This paper aims assess quality online relating third molars. Materials methods: Two key terms (wisdom tooth pain wisdom extraction) were entered into Google, Yahoo Bing search engines. Websites assessed using DISCERN HoNCode instruments. ##Results: A total 60 websites assessed. 2 excluded accordance with exclusion criteria 15 duplicate excluded, leaving 43 unique sites. In addressing “wisdom pain” average score awarded was 40% (range 13-72%) while 43(range 24-70). extraction” 35%(range 15-75%) 35(range 25-69). ##Conclusions: The overall fair. result shows that reasonable may be misinformed by Internet sources material risks. Clinicians should aware tools such utilise them development content for their own practice.