Reasons for Tooth Extractions in Indian Children During the COVID-19 National Lockdown
Keywords:
Covid 19, Dental caries, Extraction, Orthodontics, Trauma
Abstract
Several issues emerged due to the pandemic lockdown, such as tooth pain and missed oral care needs. For children, these problems had a big impact on their quality of life when it came to their oral health. So, the main goal of this study at Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, is to find out why so many children had their teeth pulled during the COVID-19 national lockdown. Steps to follow and materials: Six hundred and five kids who had extractions at the Pedodontics Department of Saveetha Dental College and hospitals that are connected to it were part of the study. The kids were picked at random and put into three age groups: 0–5 years old, 6–12 years old, and 13–17 years old. We got all of the patient data from March 2020 to July 2020. Version 23 of SPSS software was used to analyse the data. There was a chi-square test. The data showed that oral cavities were a popular reason for both men and women to have teeth pulled. Still, on average, more men than women took out their teeth. From the chi-square test, we can see that the reason for extraction was significantly linked to both gender and age (p = 0.025 and p = 0.01, respectively). Based on what the experts saw during the lockdown, tooth cavities were the main reason for the extractions needed. Also, the pattern of extractions was seen to be stronger in men than in girls.
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Published
2023-08-31
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Dr. Praveen Kumar, & Dr. Ramesh R. (2023). Reasons for Tooth Extractions in Indian Children During the COVID-19 National Lockdown. Revista Electronica De Veterinaria, 24(4), 647-651. https://doi.org/10.69980/redvet.v24i4.1902
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