The perception of COVID-19 among Italian dental patients: an orthodontic point of view

Background The present study aimed to investigate the patients’ perception of the dental practice during the COVID-19 outbreak, and whether the pandemic will affect the attendance of orthodontic patients at the dental practice. An online questionnaire, including the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (P...

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Veröffentlicht in:Progress in Orthodontics 2021-04, Vol.22 (1), p.11-11, Article 11
Hauptverfasser: Martina, Stefano, Amato, Alessandra, Faccioni, Paolo, Iandolo, Alfredo, Amato, Massimo, Rongo, Roberto
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Zusammenfassung:Background The present study aimed to investigate the patients’ perception of the dental practice during the COVID-19 outbreak, and whether the pandemic will affect the attendance of orthodontic patients at the dental practice. An online questionnaire, including the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4), was submitted to Italian dental patients with items about their perceived risks when going to the dentist, concerns about continuing orthodontic treatment, and the onset of temporomandibular disorders (TMD). Data were analyzed with a chi-square test and logistic regression analysis. The level of significance was set at P < 0.05. Results A total of 1566 subjects completed the survey, including 486 who were under orthodontic treatment or who had a child in orthodontic treatment. A total of 866 participants (55.3%) thought the risk of contracting the COVID-19 infection was higher in a dental practice; this perception was associated with gender (women more than man), age (over 60 years old) and high levels of distress ( P
ISSN:2196-1042
1723-7785
2196-1042
DOI:10.1186/s40510-021-00355-7