ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Pediatric Dental Emergency Visits and Treatment during Lockdown in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Study.
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- Disasters in pediatric dentistry: a systematic review.BMC oral health · 2023Pooled it
- Early childhood caries-related complications in pediatric dental emergencies: a 7-year retrospective study from Romania.Clinical oral investigations · 2026Observational
- Age-specific vulnerabilities in paediatric dental emergencies before, during, and after COVID-19 lockdown: a retrospective comparative analysis with emphasis on early childhood (0-3 years).European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2026Article
- Geographic access to emergency pediatric dental care during COVID-19: a population-based study from Israel.Israel journal of health policy research · 2026Article
- Treatment patterns and clinical interventions in pediatric dental emergencies during COVID-19.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Pediatric Dental Emergency Visits and Treatment During Lockdown in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Analysis at the Pediatric Emergency Unit of the University Clinic of Dentistry, Vienna, Austria.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Pediatric Dental Emergencies during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Romania: A Retrospective Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Parent's Attitudes toward Their Children's Oral Health Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of dentistry · 2023Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Paediatric Dental Treatment: A Retrospective Study in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all the professions of life, particularly the healthcare sector. In dentistry, prevention of viral spread among healthcare professionals and patients was a substantial challenge. The virus can directly or indirectly infect dentists during dental procedures. This study focuses on the purpose of pediatric patients’ emergency visits to dental clinics and the treatments practiced during the lockdown. It compares the purpose of emergency pediatric patient visits in dental clinics and their treatments before, during, and after the lockdown periods. Computerized data for two consecutive years (2019 and 2020), between 19 March and 30 April and after the lockdown period from 1 May to 12 June 2020, were collected from five random dental clinics in Israel. The emergency visits of patients under 18 years before, during, and after the lockdown was organized into demographic characteristics, the purpose of the visits, and the treatments with medication or dental procedures. Categorical variables were compared and correlated with the chi-squared test and Pearson’s test, respectively, by using SPSS version 21. During the lockdown, emergency cases got appointments for a physical checkup. Herein, we found higher cases of emergency visits of pediatric patients with pain (n = 281, 32.6%) than trauma (n = 18, 24.7%), followed by infection (n = 31, 28.4%) and treatment continuation (n = 7, 20.6%) during the lockdown period, compared to before and after the lockdown periods. The patients treated with medication and dental procedures during lockdown were significantly different (p < 0.001) than before and after the lockdown. Extraction (n = 81, 41.5%), filling (n = 84, 50.6%), fluoride (n = 13, 92.9%), and pulp treatment (n = 92, 42.6%) were substantially practiced in pediatric patients during the lockdown. Further, this study confirmed the rapid adaptation of professional dentists to deal with non-vaccinated pediatric patients and reinforced the better preparation and requirements for such challenges in the future.
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