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Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Patients Undergoing Orthodontic Treatment
ISSN: 2617 - 9482
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Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Patients Undergoing Orthodontic Treatment
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Publisher: Bahria University Medical And Dental College
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Abstract
Objective: To determine the awareness of regular orthodontic follow-up visits among the patients. The secondaryobjective was to assess patients’ perception towards orthodontic treatment needs and their psychological status duringlockdown.Study Design and Setting: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Sindh Institute of Oral Health Sciences, (JSMU)from August, 2020 to January, 2021.Methodology: The questionnaire contained 15 questions divided into 3 categories. First category was about the awarenessof routine checkup among patients Q1-Q5, second was to assess the impact of lockdown on patients’ visit to orthodontistQ6-Q12 and third was to assess the psycho-social effect of lockdown Q13-Q15. Three point likert scale was applied oneach question with cut off value set as 70% for the 3 categories to get positive/negative response. SPSS version 22 wasused for data entry and analyzing. Percentages and frequencies were calculated for qu...
