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How Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Effect Dental Patients? An Italian Observational Survey Study
The primary aim of this observational survey study was to assess patients’ attitudes toward clinical dental practice during the COVID-19 pandemic; the secondary aim was to evaluate patients’ attitudes towards oral health by maintaining an appropriate lifestyle and oral hygiene at home. The questionn...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8701184/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34946472 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9121748 |
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author | Nardi, Gianna Maria Grassi, Roberta Grassi, Felice Roberto Di Giorgio, Roberto Guerra, Fabrizio Ottolenghi, Livia Acito, Giovanna Basari, Nasrin Bisegna, Simone Chiavistelli, Lorella Cimarossa, Roberta Colavito, Arcangela Figlia, Luigina Gabrielli, Claudio Sabatini, Silvia Jedliński, Maciej Mazur, Marta |
author_facet | Nardi, Gianna Maria Grassi, Roberta Grassi, Felice Roberto Di Giorgio, Roberto Guerra, Fabrizio Ottolenghi, Livia Acito, Giovanna Basari, Nasrin Bisegna, Simone Chiavistelli, Lorella Cimarossa, Roberta Colavito, Arcangela Figlia, Luigina Gabrielli, Claudio Sabatini, Silvia Jedliński, Maciej Mazur, Marta |
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description | The primary aim of this observational survey study was to assess patients’ attitudes toward clinical dental practice during the COVID-19 pandemic; the secondary aim was to evaluate patients’ attitudes towards oral health by maintaining an appropriate lifestyle and oral hygiene at home. The questionnaire was developed using Google Forms. The questionnaire consisted of three parts: Part A—geographic, demographic, and personal data; Part B—patients’ attitude toward oral health selfcare and lifestyle; Part C—patients’ attitude toward dental practice. This survey, conducted during the months of November and December 2020, enrolled 1135 subjects throughout Italy. All data were statistically analyzed. COVID-19 has changed patients’ approach to dental procedures. Most of the people interviewed lived in families, and their greatest fear was infecting a family member. Restrictive measures forced people to stay at home, which led to an increased consumption of various types of food, including cariogenic foods. People said they felt safe when they went to the dentist, but they also paid special attention to measures to prevent contagion. Among the measures that should be introduced in similar situations in the future, people wanted telemedicine, a phone recall, and the possible use of video clips for home oral care instructions. |
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spelling | pubmed-87011842021-12-24 How Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Effect Dental Patients? An Italian Observational Survey Study Nardi, Gianna Maria Grassi, Roberta Grassi, Felice Roberto Di Giorgio, Roberto Guerra, Fabrizio Ottolenghi, Livia Acito, Giovanna Basari, Nasrin Bisegna, Simone Chiavistelli, Lorella Cimarossa, Roberta Colavito, Arcangela Figlia, Luigina Gabrielli, Claudio Sabatini, Silvia Jedliński, Maciej Mazur, Marta Healthcare (Basel) Article The primary aim of this observational survey study was to assess patients’ attitudes toward clinical dental practice during the COVID-19 pandemic; the secondary aim was to evaluate patients’ attitudes towards oral health by maintaining an appropriate lifestyle and oral hygiene at home. The questionnaire was developed using Google Forms. The questionnaire consisted of three parts: Part A—geographic, demographic, and personal data; Part B—patients’ attitude toward oral health selfcare and lifestyle; Part C—patients’ attitude toward dental practice. This survey, conducted during the months of November and December 2020, enrolled 1135 subjects throughout Italy. All data were statistically analyzed. COVID-19 has changed patients’ approach to dental procedures. Most of the people interviewed lived in families, and their greatest fear was infecting a family member. Restrictive measures forced people to stay at home, which led to an increased consumption of various types of food, including cariogenic foods. People said they felt safe when they went to the dentist, but they also paid special attention to measures to prevent contagion. Among the measures that should be introduced in similar situations in the future, people wanted telemedicine, a phone recall, and the possible use of video clips for home oral care instructions. MDPI 2021-12-17 /pmc/articles/PMC8701184/ /pubmed/34946472 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9121748 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Nardi, Gianna Maria Grassi, Roberta Grassi, Felice Roberto Di Giorgio, Roberto Guerra, Fabrizio Ottolenghi, Livia Acito, Giovanna Basari, Nasrin Bisegna, Simone Chiavistelli, Lorella Cimarossa, Roberta Colavito, Arcangela Figlia, Luigina Gabrielli, Claudio Sabatini, Silvia Jedliński, Maciej Mazur, Marta How Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Effect Dental Patients? An Italian Observational Survey Study |
title | How Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Effect Dental Patients? An Italian Observational Survey Study |
title_full | How Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Effect Dental Patients? An Italian Observational Survey Study |
title_fullStr | How Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Effect Dental Patients? An Italian Observational Survey Study |
title_full_unstemmed | How Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Effect Dental Patients? An Italian Observational Survey Study |
title_short | How Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Effect Dental Patients? An Italian Observational Survey Study |
title_sort | how did the covid-19 pandemic effect dental patients? an italian observational survey study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8701184/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34946472 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9121748 |
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