Comparison of Clinical-related Characteristics of Endodontic Patients Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors : Tuna KAPLAN, Sema SÖNMEZ KAPLAN

Pages : 618-623

Doi:10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1001197

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Publication Date : 2022-09-28

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: To compare patient-related and clinical-related characteristics of endodontic patients, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The study population comprised 506 patients insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(teeth: n=674); aged 13–81 years who attended undergraduate dental clinics in the Endodontics Department of the Faculty of Dentistry at Biruni University for endodontic treatment. Patient-related and clinical-related data were compared at two time intervals: before the first COVID-19 case was reported in Turkey and after the first COVID-19 case was reported in Turkey Results: There were no significant differences in terms of age and sex of the patients attending the clinics before versus during the pandemic. The incidence of reported pain before the pandemic was significantly lower than that reported during the pandemic insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.041);. Periapical health before the pandemic was significantly better than that during the pandemic insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.001);. The frequency of a diagnosis of asymptomatic irreversible pulpitis before the pandemic was significantly higher than that during the pandemic insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.001);. The frequency of a diagnosis of asymptomatic apical periodontitis was higher during the pandemic than before the pandemic insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.001);. Conclusion: These results may be explained by patients, other than those with severe symptoms, not wishing to attend endodontics clinics during the pandemic due to concerns about contracting the virus and passing the infection to family members.
Keywords : COVID 19, endodontic diagnosis, PAI score, pandemic, systemic disorders