The effect of COVID-19 on emergencies and pain among orthodontic patients attending a teaching hospital.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on emergencies and pain among orthodontic patients attending a teaching hospital. The study was conducted among orthodontic patients receiving active orthodontic treatment or in a retention period at the College of Dentistry, University of Baghdad, Iraq. Their participation was voluntary, and they filled out an Arabic-translated questionnaire. The survey included general information, orthodontic problems, and a numerical rating scale for pain assessment. We used descriptive and inferential statistics (frequencies and intersecting frequencies), chi-square test and linear regression. Out of 75 orthodontic patients, only 54 (15 males and 39 females) were included in the study. The most encountered orthodontic problem was broken

SUBMITTER: Al-Fadhily ZM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9675302 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature