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Thesis |
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Pediatric Emergency Dental Visits at King Abdulaziz University Dental Hospital During COVID-19 Lockdown: A Retrospective Study زيارات الأطفال لطوارئ طب الأسنان بمستشفى الأسنان الجامعي خلال فترة حجر كوفيد-19: دراسة بأثر رجعي |
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Subject |
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Faculty of Dentistry |
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Arabic |
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Abstract |
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Background: In December of 2019, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) first appeared, and quickly spread to become a worldwide pandemic. Because of the fear of rapid spread of this virus through aerosol-generating dental procedures, dental clinics were forced to close and only allow for emergency procedures to be performed. Understanding the number and types of emergency dental visits among children during the COVID-19 lockdown would facilitate the development of more effective triage-based emergency dentistry clinics during pandemics to prevent the spread of this virus.
Aim of the Study: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and types of pediatric dental emergencies during the COVID-19 surge period in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at the University Dental Hospital (UDH) of King Abdulaziz University (KAU) and to identify the management provided during these dental emergency visits.
Materials and Methods: Data collection was done retrospectively from electronic dental records for 661 children aged 0-18 that had attended the UDH emergency clinic during the period from March 1st, 2020, to September 30th, 2020. An electronic form formulated specifically for this study was used based on the guideline issued by the American Dental Association (ADA) to prioritize patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic (ADA,2020). This form was used to collect the required data from the electronic patient records including demographic data, emergency classification, management, and referral.
Results: A total of 3146 patients were seen at the emergency clinics during this period, of which 661 were children (21%). Types of emergency conditions included 0.8% emergency cases, 34% urgent, and 65.2% non-urgent conditions. Severe dental pain (73.1%) and abscesses (20%) were the most common urgent dental conditions. Most non-urgent conditions presented for an initial or periodic visit, recalls, or for routine radiographs (74%). Treatments rarely involved restorations with 8% among urgent conditions and 5.4% among non-urgent conditions. Antibiotics were only prescribed to 6.9% of urgent conditions.
Conclusions: During the lockdown, the highest percentage of pediatric visits to the emergency dental clinics at UDH were non-urgent dental conditions, most of them treated with referrals. Most of urgent dental conditions due to severe pain and abscesses were experienced in children aged 6 to less than 12 and treated with referrals, pulp therapy and extractions. |
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Prof. Eman El Ashiry |
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Thesis Type |
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Master Thesis |
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Publishing Year |
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1445 AH
2023 AD |
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Co-Supervisor |
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Dr. Nada Bamashmous |
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Wednesday, November 1, 2023 |
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Researchers
| سارة عواد الهبلي | Alhabli, Sara | Researcher | Master | |
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