ArticleCureus2022
Oral Complaint Visits to the Pediatric Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Access to dental services for children: a scoping review on the impact of COVID-19 and implications for future models of care.BMJ open · 2025Article
- The most common types of nontraumatic dental conditions among emergency department visits in North Carolina before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 2024Article
- COVID-19 Related Information on Pediatric Dental Care including the Use of Teledentistry: A Narrative Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectiveWe aimed to describe differences in orofacial complaints presenting to a pediatric emergency department (PED) during the COVID-19 pandemic as compared to those presenting prior to the pandemic. STUDY
designA retrospective review was conducted in the PED from March 16, 2020, to August 16, 2020, and compared with the prior year.
resultsDespite a 41% reduction in total PED visits, oral visits as a percentage of PED volume increased (3% vs 2%) P < 0.01) during the pandemic. More children with dental complaints required intervention during the pandemic (48% vs 30%, P < 0.001) including extractions and splinting (15% vs 1%, P < 0.001). Compared with pre-pandemic, proportion of tooth infections increased (68% vs 40%, P < 0.001), while oral ulcers decreased (19% vs 47%, P < 0.001).
conclusionPediatric emergency department presentation decreased during the pandemic, but patients requiring interventions increased. This may reflect hesitation in seeking treatment, outpatient facility closures, and increased acuity at the time of PED presentation due to delays in seeking care.
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