#Wisdomteeth: an analysis of 100 social media posts and a survey on patient perception.

Background The use of social media to broadcast healthcare-related communications continues to increase in popularity, with dentistry being no exception. Method We have analysed, in real-time over a period of six months, 100 posts on the social media platform Instagram which have used the hashtag '#wisdomteeth'.Results Fifty-one posts were posted by dentists/professional accounts.