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Oral Habits during the Lockdown from the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in the Romanian Population

Background and Objectives: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic led to changes in population daily patterns. In order to adapt oral health promotion measures for future similar conditions, the main objective of the study was to assess changes in dental hygiene and eating and smoking habits during the government...

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Autores principales: Cărămidă, Mariana, Dumitrache, Mihaela Adina, Țâncu, Ana Maria Cristina, Ilici, Roxana Romanița, Ilinca, Radu, Sfeatcu, Ruxandra
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8950074/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35334563
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina58030387
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author Cărămidă, Mariana
Dumitrache, Mihaela Adina
Țâncu, Ana Maria Cristina
Ilici, Roxana Romanița
Ilinca, Radu
Sfeatcu, Ruxandra
author_facet Cărămidă, Mariana
Dumitrache, Mihaela Adina
Țâncu, Ana Maria Cristina
Ilici, Roxana Romanița
Ilinca, Radu
Sfeatcu, Ruxandra
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description Background and Objectives: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic led to changes in population daily patterns. In order to adapt oral health promotion measures for future similar conditions, the main objective of the study was to assess changes in dental hygiene and eating and smoking habits during the government lockdown in Romania. Materials and Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted immediately after the end of the lockdown and consisted of 800 adult subjects. Data collection was done via an online survey. Participants were divided into two groups: non-medical/dental practitioners (N-M/D group) and medical/dental practitioners (M/D group). Results: An increased use of dental floss from 27% (pre-lockdown) to 30.5% (during lockdown) was identified in the M/D group, while the manual toothbrush usage increased to 64.8% (during lockdown) from 61.7% (pre-lockdown) in the N-MD/group. No significant differences regarding toothbrushing frequency were observed in either group. A change in the number of daily snacks was identified in both groups (3–4 snacks per day: from 11% to 20.2% in the N-M/D group, from 13.1% to 22.2% in the M/D group). The consumption of sweets as a preferred snack was also noticed. A decrease of tobacco consumers was assessed in the lockdown period (from 66.6% to 60.4% in the M/D group, from 68.5% to 61.9% in the N-/M/D group). Conclusions: Oral habits were changed during the pandemic lockdown through the increase in the frequency of the consumption of snacks and sweets and the decrease in frequency of smokers. Only minor changes were observed in oral hygiene.
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spelling pubmed-89500742022-03-26 Oral Habits during the Lockdown from the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in the Romanian Population Cărămidă, Mariana Dumitrache, Mihaela Adina Țâncu, Ana Maria Cristina Ilici, Roxana Romanița Ilinca, Radu Sfeatcu, Ruxandra Medicina (Kaunas) Article Background and Objectives: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic led to changes in population daily patterns. In order to adapt oral health promotion measures for future similar conditions, the main objective of the study was to assess changes in dental hygiene and eating and smoking habits during the government lockdown in Romania. Materials and Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted immediately after the end of the lockdown and consisted of 800 adult subjects. Data collection was done via an online survey. Participants were divided into two groups: non-medical/dental practitioners (N-M/D group) and medical/dental practitioners (M/D group). Results: An increased use of dental floss from 27% (pre-lockdown) to 30.5% (during lockdown) was identified in the M/D group, while the manual toothbrush usage increased to 64.8% (during lockdown) from 61.7% (pre-lockdown) in the N-MD/group. No significant differences regarding toothbrushing frequency were observed in either group. A change in the number of daily snacks was identified in both groups (3–4 snacks per day: from 11% to 20.2% in the N-M/D group, from 13.1% to 22.2% in the M/D group). The consumption of sweets as a preferred snack was also noticed. A decrease of tobacco consumers was assessed in the lockdown period (from 66.6% to 60.4% in the M/D group, from 68.5% to 61.9% in the N-/M/D group). Conclusions: Oral habits were changed during the pandemic lockdown through the increase in the frequency of the consumption of snacks and sweets and the decrease in frequency of smokers. Only minor changes were observed in oral hygiene. MDPI 2022-03-05 /pmc/articles/PMC8950074/ /pubmed/35334563 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina58030387 Text en © 2022 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/).
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Cărămidă, Mariana
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Țâncu, Ana Maria Cristina
Ilici, Roxana Romanița
Ilinca, Radu
Sfeatcu, Ruxandra
Oral Habits during the Lockdown from the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in the Romanian Population
title Oral Habits during the Lockdown from the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in the Romanian Population
title_full Oral Habits during the Lockdown from the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in the Romanian Population
title_fullStr Oral Habits during the Lockdown from the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in the Romanian Population
title_full_unstemmed Oral Habits during the Lockdown from the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in the Romanian Population
title_short Oral Habits during the Lockdown from the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in the Romanian Population
title_sort oral habits during the lockdown from the sars-cov-2 pandemic in the romanian population
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8950074/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35334563
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina58030387
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