Parental attitude toward children's oral health during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in Italy.
Eur J Paediatr Dent
; 24(1): 10-14, 2023 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-36853220
ABSTRACT
AIM:
During the COVID-19 pandemic, restrictive rules were imposed around the world to limit the spread of the virus. The present study aims to investigate how the pandemic and the consequent restrictions have affected the lives and oral health of Italian families with children aged 0-14 years. MATERIALS Through a questionnaire distributed online from December 2020 to March 2021 the following aspects were investigated family income during the pandemic, fear of the pandemic, dietary habits, perceived risk of infection in a dental practice and perceived children oral health status during the pandemic.CONCLUSION:
The pandemic has not drastically changed the socio-economic conditions, the dietary habits and the oral health condition of most Italian children. Nevertheless, the pandemic seems to have highlighted significant macro-regional differences regarding the satisfaction with the response of the regional health services to the pandemic. The continuation of the pandemic and the possible socio-economic effects could favour new changes in lifestyles, oral health and discrepancies regarding health care access, which deserve to be the subject of further investigation.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Saúde Bucal
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Paediatr Dent
Assunto da revista:
ODONTOLOGIA
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PEDIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália