ArticleInternational journal of paediatric dentistry2021
Can children's oral hygiene and sleep routines be compromised during the COVID-19 pandemic?
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- The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on child and adolescent mental health: systematic review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence of mental health symptoms in children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: A meta-analysis.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of COVID-19 home confinement on sleep in children: A systematic review.Sleep medicine reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sleep in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Sleep medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Bidirectional Relationship Between Dental Diseases and Sleep Disturbances in Pediatric Patients.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2025Review
- Exploring oral hygiene practices, nutritional habits and caries risk among children, adolescents and young adults: a multiregional perspective in the post-COVID-19 era.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Evaluation of the daily routines and health behaviors of primary school children and their parents: what has changed with a pandemic?BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Atopic Dermatitis, Sleep, and the COVID-19 Pandemic.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2025Article
- Diet, Oral Hygiene Habits, and Approach to Dental Visits of Early School-Aged Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Possible Long-Term Health Consequences.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pediatric Dentistry: Insights from an Italian Cross-Sectional Survey.Dentistry journal · 2023Article
- Effects of short-term quarantine on growth and development of children aged 1-36 months during the Omicron outbreak.European journal of pediatrics · 2023Article
- Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on adherence to noninvasive ventilation in children.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2023Article
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- COVID-19 Lockdown: Impact on Oral Health-Related Behaviors and Practices of Portuguese and Spanish Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Observational
- Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's oral health and oral health care use.Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 2022Article
- The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on maintenance of children's dental health: A questionnaire-based survey.Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 2022Article
- Possible Relationship Between the Oral and Gut Microbiome, Caries Development, and Obesity in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Frontiers in oral health · 2022Review
- Exploring the impact of COVID-19 on the movement behaviors of children and youth: A scoping review of evidence after the first year.Journal of sport and health science · 2021Article
- Sleep and Psychological Difficulties in Italian School-Age Children During COVID-19 Lockdown.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2021Article
- Can children's oral hygiene and sleep routines be compromised during the COVID-19 pandemic?International journal of paediatric dentistry · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundDuring COVID-19 pandemic, children are confined at home, with changes in family routines.
aimEvaluate sleep disorders among Brazilian and Portuguese children during social distancing, and its association with parental perception of child's oral hygiene.
designIn this cross-sectional study, Portuguese and Brazilian parents/caregivers of 3- to 15-year-old children, practicing social distancing due to COVID-19 pandemic, answered an online questionnaire, from April 24-26, 2020, evaluating sociodemographic characteristics, child's school activities online, child's sleep quality during social distancing. Two questions from the questionnaire, developed based on previous studies, evaluated the parental perception of child's oral hygiene quality and routine changes during social distancing. Parents/caregivers answered five domains of the Portuguese-language version of the Sleep Disturbances Scale for Children, evaluating sleep-breathing disorders, disorders of arousal, sleep-wake transition disorders, disorders of excessive somnolence and sleep hyperhidrosis. Descriptive, Linear-by-linear association, Kruskal-Wallis and post hoc analysis were performed (P ≤ .05).
resultsParticipated in the study 253 parents/caregivers, 50.2% from Brazil. Most parents (72.2%) reported changes in child's routine during social distancing. Sleep breathing disorders (P = .019), sleep-wake transition disorders (P = .022), and disorders of excessive somnolence (P < .001) were associated with poor oral hygiene during social distancing.
conclusionSleep disorders are associated with poor oral hygiene during social distancing.
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