COVID-19 pandemic and pediatric dentistry: Fear, eating habits and parent's oral health perceptions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Severe measures have been implemented around the world to reduce COVID-19 spread with a significant impact on family dynamics.

Aim

To assess the impact of the pandemic on fear, dietary choices and oral health perceptions of parents.

Design

questionnaire containing 19 questions was remotely applied to 1003 parents of children aged 0-12 years. The questions addressed topics regarding changes in daily routine, dietary habits, fear level, oral health, and variation of income during the pandemic. Data analysis included the description of the relative and absolute frequencies of the variables. Association tests were performed using Fisher's exact and Kruskal-Wallis tests.

Results

73% of respondents reported income loss. Five hundred sixty-eight people deni

SUBMITTER: Campagnaro R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7490252 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature