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

Matheus Lotto   1, 2 , DDS, MSc ;   Tamires Sá Menezes   1 , DDS ;   Irfhana Zakir Hussain   2, 3 , BTech ;   Shu-Feng Tsao   2 , BSc, MSc ;   Zahid Ahmad Butt   2 , MBBS, MSc, PhD ;   Plinio P Morita   2, 4, 5, 6, 7 , BEng, MSc, PhD ;   Thiago Cruvinel   1 , DDS, MSc, PhD

1 Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil

2 School of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada

3 Department of Data Science and Business Systems, School of Computing, College of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, India

4 Research Institute for Aging, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada

5 Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada

6 eHealth Innovation, Techna Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

7 Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Corresponding Author:

  • Thiago Cruvinel, DDS, MSc, PhD
  • Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health
  • Bauru School of Dentistry
  • University of São Paulo
  • Alameda Dr Octávio Pinheiro Brisolla, 9-75, Vila Universitária
  • Bauru, 17012-901
  • Brazil
  • Phone: 55 14 3235 8318
  • Fax: 55 14 3223 4679
  • Email: thiagocruvinel@fob.usp.br