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Infodemiology and Infoveillance (1558) Infoveillance, Infodemiology, Digital Disease Surveillance, Infodemic Management (1139) Quality/Credibility of eHealth Information and Trust Issues (654)

Published on in Vol 24, No 5 (2022): May

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/37519, first published .
Characterization of False or Misleading Fluoride Content on Instagram: Infodemiology Study

Characterization of False or Misleading Fluoride Content on Instagram: Infodemiology Study

Characterization of False or Misleading Fluoride Content on Instagram: Infodemiology Study

Authors of this article:

Matheus Lotto1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Tamires Sá Menezes1 Author Orcid Image ;   Irfhana Zakir Hussain2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Shu-Feng Tsao2 Author Orcid Image ;   Zahid Ahmad Butt2 Author Orcid Image ;   Plinio P Morita2, 4, 5, 6, 7 Author Orcid Image ;   Thiago Cruvinel1 Author Orcid Image
Article Authors Cited by (48) Tweetations (5) Metrics

Journals

  1. Lotto M, Santana Jorge O, Sá Menezes T, Ramalho A, Marchini Oliveira T, Bevilacqua F, Cruvinel T. Psychophysiological Reactions of Internet Users Exposed to Fluoride Information and Disinformation: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols 2022;11(6):e39133 View
  2. Ko A, Chi D. Fluoride hesitancy: A mixed methods study on decision‐making about forms of fluoride. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology 2023;51(5):997 View
  3. Waring M, Blackman Carr L, Heersping G. Social Media Use Among Parents and Women of Childbearing Age in the US. Preventing Chronic Disease 2023;20 View
  4. Morita P, Zakir Hussain I, Kaur J, Lotto M, Butt Z. Tweeting for Health Using Real-time Mining and Artificial Intelligence–Based Analytics: Design and Development of a Big Data Ecosystem for Detecting and Analyzing Misinformation on Twitter. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2023;25:e44356 View
  5. Lotto M, Hanjahanja-Phiri T, Padalko H, Oetomo A, Butt Z, Boger J, Millar J, Cruvinel T, Morita P. Ethical principles for infodemiology and infoveillance studies concerning infodemic management on social media. Frontiers in Public Health 2023;11 View
  6. Lotto M, Zakir Hussain I, Kaur J, Butt Z, Cruvinel T, Morita P. Analysis of Fluoride-Free Content on Twitter: Topic Modeling Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2023;25:e44586 View
  7. Aguirre P, Anibal I, Lotto M, Strieder A, Cruvinel T. Decoding early childhood caries: an in-depth analysis of YouTube videos for effective parental education. European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry 2023;24(6):701 View
  8. BULDUR M, MİSİLLİ T, AYAN G. Analyzing Content and Information Quality of Instagram® Posts About #teethwhitening. Cumhuriyet Dental Journal 2023;26(3):268 View
  9. NUNES W, FIRMINO R, MARINHO A, BARRETO L, SOUSA M, SILVA S, COSTA E, PERAZZO M, GRANVILLE-GARCIA A. Clarity of publications on HPV in Instagram profiles of official health agencies in Brazil. Brazilian Oral Research 2023;37 View
  10. Jorge O, Remiro M, Lotto M, Zakir Hussain I, Moreira M, Morita P, Cruvinel T. Unveiling deception: Characterizing false amber necklace messages on Facebook. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry 2024;34(3):302 View
  11. LOTTO M, JORGE O, MACHADO M, CRUVINEL T. Exploring online oral health misinformation: a content analysis. Brazilian Oral Research 2023;37 View
  12. Bizzotto N, Schulz P, de Bruijn G. The “Loci” of Misinformation and Its Correction in Peer- and Expert-Led Online Communities for Mental Health: Content Analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2023;25:e44656 View
  13. DI PROFIO B, LOTTO M, AGUIRRE P, VILLAR C, ROMITO G, BRAGA M, CRUVINEL T, PANNUTI C. Toothpaste-related interests of Google users from different countries. Brazilian Oral Research 2023;37 View
  14. Remiro M, Jorge O, Lotto M, Lourenço Neto N, Machado M, Cruvinel T. Reacting, Sharing, and Commenting: How Many Facebook Users Are Engaging with Posts Related to Dental Caries That Contain Misinformation?. Caries Research 2023;57(5-6):575 View
  15. Zhang B, Naderi N, Mishra R, Teodoro D. Online Health Search Via Multidimensional Information Quality Assessment Based on Deep Language Models: Algorithm Development and Validation. JMIR AI 2024;3:e42630 View
  16. Morita P, Lotto M, Kaur J, Chumachenko D, Oetomo A, Espiritu K, Hussain I. What is the impact of artificial intelligence-based chatbots on infodemic management?. Frontiers in Public Health 2024;12 View
  17. Geiken A, Kock M, Banz L, Schwendicke F, Graetz C. Dental Practice Websites in Germany—How Do They Inform about Fluoridation?. Dentistry Journal 2024;12(3):65 View
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  19. Liu C, He X, Yi L. Determinants of multimodal fake review generation in China’s E-commerce platforms. Scientific Reports 2024;14(1) View
  20. Jucá A, Santana Jorge O, Moreira Y, Lotto M, Sá Menezes T, Cruvinel T. Uncovering a pseudoscience: an analysis of ‘biological dentistry’ Instagram posts. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica 2024:180 View
  21. Maldupa I, Narbutaite J, Stanceviciene E, Viduskalne I, Kalnina J, Kronina L, Brinkmane A, Senakola E, Uribe S. Should we be concerned about the use of non‐fluoride toothpaste? A survey study in two European countries. International Journal of Dental Hygiene 2025;23(1):124 View
  22. Nunes W, Firmino R, Marinho A, Torres L, Sousa M, Silva S, Costa E, Perazzo M, Granville-Garcia A. Oral cancer: analysis of the clarity of publications in Instagram profiles of official health agencies in Brazil. Ciência & Saúde Coletiva 2024;29(6) View
  23. JORGE O, REMIRO M, LOTTO M, CRUVINEL T. Exploring the factors driving higher interactions in false amber necklace posts on Facebook. Brazilian Oral Research 2024;38 View
  24. BARBOSA M, BALDIOTTI A, DIAS M, GRANVILLE-GARCIA A, PAIVA S, FERREIRA F. Cross-cultural adaptation of the eHealth Literacy Scale for Brazilian adolescents. Brazilian Oral Research 2024;38 View
  25. LOTTO M, JORGE O, CRUVINEL A, CRUVINEL T. Implications of the health information pollution for society, health professionals, and science. Journal of Applied Oral Science 2024;32 View
  26. Jorge O, Leite J, Lotto M, Cruvinel T. A study of Facebook comments regarding amber teething necklaces: insights into public perception. European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry 2025;26(1):71 View
  27. Marcelo da silva J, Moreira De Carvalho F, Márcio Lenzi J. Importância da fluoretação da água de abastecimento público. Revista Sociedade Científica 2024;7(1):5484 View
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  29. Menezes T, Martini M, Lotto M, Jorge O, Jucá A, Aguirre P, Cruvinel T. Factors driving misinformation production and user engagement with toothache content on Facebook. Health Informatics Journal 2024;30(4) View
  30. Menezes T, Jucá A, Jorge O, Lotto M, Ayala Aguirre P, Cruvinel T. Unraveling dental caries misinformation: Identifying predictive factors for engagement on Instagram. DIGITAL HEALTH 2024;10 View
  31. Remiro M, Jorge O, Lotto M, Oliveira T, Machado M, Cruvinel T. Facebook users’ engagement with dental caries misinformation in Brazilian Portuguese. Ciência & Saúde Coletiva 2025;30(2) View
  32. Torwane N, Lalloo R, Ha D, Do L. Mapping the “X” Debate: Water Fluoridation Sentiment Analysis With Advanced Machine Learning. Journal of Public Health Dentistry 2025;85(3):231 View
  33. Ozdemir B, Ozdemir S, Kaplan F. Comparative evaluation of Turkish dentists’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices in caries management according to specialty education. BMC Medical Education 2025;25(1) View
  34. Hoffmann C, Boulianne S. Concerns about misinformation on Instagram in five countries. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties 2025;35(3):409 View
  35. Yaung J, Park S, Al Khalifah S. A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Oil Pulling on YouTube Shorts. Dentistry Journal 2025;13(7):330 View
  36. Padawe D, Takate V, Surve K. Digital Dilemma: The Intersection of Social Media Influencers and Pediatric Dental Health. Journal of Clinical Insights and Research in Dentistry 2025;1(2):82 View
  37. Kresovich A, Emery S, Borowiecki M, Ngobo-Ekamby M, Shi H, Lamuda P, Taylor B, Schneider J, Pollack H. Refracting Blame in the Fentanyl Era: The Narrative Battleground on Facebook and Instagram. Substance Use & Misuse 2026;61(1):120 View
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  39. Han E, Feng M, Ling P. Building an analytical framework for tobacco-related information on social media: an exploratory analysis with generative AI assistance. BMC Public Health 2025;25(1) View
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Conference Proceedings

  1. Hussain I, Kaur J, Lotto M, Butt Z, Morita P. 2023 19th International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob). Design & Development of Misinformation Analysis System for Government Prevention of Public Health Crises View
  2. Tang H, Lenzini G, Greiff S, Rohles B, Sergeeva A. Designing Interactive Systems Conference. “Who Knows? Maybe it Really Works”: Analysing Users' Perceptions of Health Misinformation on Social Media View
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