Dental pain, parental SARS-CoV-2 fear and distress on quality of life of 2 to 6 year-old children during COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has crippled life, families and oral healthcare delivery in India due to nationwide lockdown.

Aim

Through cross-sectional design, we investigated the impact of child's dental pain, caregiver's fear of SARS-CoV-2 and parental distress on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQOL) of preschoolers during the nationwide COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.

Design

Preschool children self-reported their pain using Pieces of Hurt scale; caregiver SARS-CoV-2 fear was assessed using Fear of COVID-19 scale and parental distress evaluated using 4-item scale. Child's oral health was assessed using the dmft index and OHRQOL evaluated using early childhood oral health impact scale. Bivariate, multivariate regression analysis was conducted to ident

SUBMITTER: Samuel SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7753551 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature