Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg. · Jan 2019
Online Patient Education Materials for Orthognathic Surgery Fail to Meet Readability and Quality Standards.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the readability and quality of online patient educational materials (PEMs) for orthognathic surgery. ⋯ As a whole, online PEMs for orthognathic surgery failed to meet AMA and NIH readability recommendations and yielded poor quality scores. Increasing the presence of content related to treatment risks and postoperative care will help improve the quality of PEMs.