Comment by csallen
Comment by csallen 10 months ago
Your heart's in the right place, but these videos are hard to watch.
Comment by csallen 10 months ago
Your heart's in the right place, but these videos are hard to watch.
Dunno that it's awkwardness so much as the discomfort of watching someone with pretty messed up teeth forcing too-large ID brushes in between them
Thank you all very much for the feedback, it gives me a new perspective on things. We wanted to show a real case, rather than animations, because we thought it would be clearer for our patients; but we are probably desensitized to watching stuff like this. Would you prefer to see a 3D animation instead, or something else?
I watched all the patient videos and found them helpful. There's no substitute for seeing examples with a real mouth.
The interdental brush video is a bit more "intense" than the rest. Can't be helped: you need to show someone with teeth gaps. Perhaps move that one down in the list so newcomers start with a more gentle video?
Thank you for the feedback, I'm glad you found them helpful!
I wanted the interdental cleaning part to come first, because it usually gets neglected and it's just as important as tooth brushing.
But I like your suggestion to change the order, as that would indeed give a gentler introduction.
Another perspective, I don't mind the real videos. They are helpful. It might be easier to for some watch if the subjects had fairly nice teeth. I think animations would be less helpful.
We want clean, healthy and attractive teeth and mouths to stare at. Rather than the e.g. inter-dental mouth that triggers disgust even if realistic. Use the attractive models in the video if they have healthy teeth ideally.
Thank you for the feedback, that's a point that several commenters have brought up.
The problem with the interdental brushing video specifically is that we can't show how to use larger brushes on young healthy patients, as they don't have the spaces for it. But I will think about how we can improve that video (the comment above suggested moving it down in the page, to start with the 'gentler' videos).
Also, while I'm at it, I'd suggest maybe putting an hour or two of research into how to make content… exciting? I know you're a dentist and a software engineer, not a YouTuber, but it's worth looking up a bit about what YouTubers and entertainers know about how to hold an audience's attention. Just a few small changes can probably result in a 1.5-3x improvement in the number of people who make it to the end of a video.
Which one? I was looking forward to some awkwardness but all I can find are tutorials on teeth hygiene.