Exploratory Google Trends study of user concerns about oral problems

Autores/as

  • Christian Renzo Aquino-Canchari Sociedad Científica de Estudiantes de Medicina Los Andes (SOCIEMLA), Universidad Peruana los Andes (UPLA), Huancayo, Perú. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7718-5598
  • Brenda Sofia Caira Chuquineyra Sociedad Científica de Estudiantes de Medicina Agustinos (SOCIEMA). Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín (UNSA), Arequipa, Perú. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4787-5552

Palabras clave:

dental informatics, internet, oral health, social epidemiology

Resumen

Introduction: More and more people search for health information on the internet and oral health is no exception.

Objective: To analyze the changes in the relative volumes of internet searches regarding the most common oral diseases and / or injuries according to the World Health Organization. 

Methods: Google Trends was used to provide data on the volume of searches on Google for the most common terms of comparison based on diseases and / or oral injuries according to WHO. The period of time chosen was from 2004 to 2019. Five search terms were compared in relation to dental caries, periodontopathies, dental trauma, oral cancer, oral manifestations of HIV, noma, cleft lip and palate, tooth loss, toothache.

Results: The search volume measured during the 2004-2019 period, indicated that the comparative terms of higher relative search volumes were: “tooth decay” was the most searched in Jamaica, “gingivitis” in Paraguay, “broken tooth” in the United States, “mouth cancer” in the United Kingdom, “HIV symptoms” in Zimbabwe, “cancrum oris” and “cleft palate” in Ghana, “no teeth” in the United States, “toothache” in Trinidad and Tobago. In the comparison of the five terms of higher relative search volumes in the study, "gingivitis" was the term with the highest relative search volumes. Conclusion: The results obtained confirm the interest in oral diseases and / or injuries through the internet, the search term with the highest frequency of search was "gingivitis", followed by "cleft palate", "tooth decay", "no teeth" and for "broken tooth".

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Biografía del autor/a

Christian Renzo Aquino-Canchari, Sociedad Científica de Estudiantes de Medicina Los Andes (SOCIEMLA), Universidad Peruana los Andes (UPLA), Huancayo, Perú.

Maestría en Estomatología, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú. Especialdiad de Salud Pública Estomatológica y Salud Colectiva, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú. Estancia en Departamento de Servicios y Sistema de Salud (OPS/OMS-Perú). 

Brenda Sofia Caira Chuquineyra, Sociedad Científica de Estudiantes de Medicina Agustinos (SOCIEMA). Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín (UNSA), Arequipa, Perú.

Miembro de la Sociedad Científica de Estudiantes de Medicina Agustinos (SOCIEMA). Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín (UNSA), Arequipa, Perú.

 

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2020-07-30

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Aquino-Canchari CR, Caira Chuquineyra BS. Exploratory Google Trends study of user concerns about oral problems. Rev Cubana Inv Bioméd [Internet]. 30 de julio de 2020 [citado 13 de julio de 2025];39(3). Disponible en: https://revibiomedica.sld.cu/index.php/ibi/article/view/e606

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