Characteristics and Coronavirus Anxiety Levels of Endodontic Patients During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Parla Meva DURMAZPINAR; Güzide SEZGİN

doi:https://doi.org/10.33808/clinexphealthsci.938847

Makale detayları

Characteristics and Coronavirus Anxiety Levels of Endodontic Patients During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Yazarlar:

Parla Meva DURMAZPINAR | Güzide SEZGİN

Yayıncı:

Marmara University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi:

Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences 2021 Vol.11 Issue 4, pp.648-653

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2021

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000906665

Sıklık:

Aylık

eISSN:

2459-1459

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33808/clinexphealthsci.938847

Özet:

 

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics and coronavirus anxiety levels of patients who applied to an endodontics clinic in Turkey during the Covid-19 pandemic. 
Methods: A total of 212 patients who applied to an endodontics clinic between January 1 and 31 2021, were asked to complete a questionnaire that included demographic information, Covid-19 history, anxiety history, and coronavirus anxiety scores. After the patients were examined by an endodontist, their complaint, pain level—using the Verbal Numerical Rating Scale (VNRS)—clinical findings, periapical index score (PAI), and endodontic diagnosis were recorded. 
Results: About half of the patients (43.4%) were diagnosed with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis. The mean of the VNRS was 4.17 ± 3.14 with a median of 4. Approximately 43% of the patients’ PAI scores were 1, which radiologically indicates normal periapical structures. When patients’ coronavirus anxiety scores were evaluated, 86.8% were categorized as non-disordered and 13.2% as disordered. 
Conclusion: Patients tended to visit an endodontics clinic usually for urgent procedures and postponed other dental procedures due to anxiety related to the Covid-19 pandemic in Turkey.

Makale detayları

Characteristics and Coronavirus Anxiety Levels of Endodontic Patients During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Yazarlar: Parla Meva DURMAZPINAR | Güzide SEZGİN

Yayıncı: Marmara University

Ana Başlıklar: Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi: Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences 2021 Vol.11 Issue 4, pp.648-653

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 10/2021

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000906665

Sıklık: Aylık

eISSN: 2459-1459

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33808/clinexphealthsci.938847

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Parla Meva DURMAZPINAR | Güzide SEZGİN

Yayıncı:

Marmara University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi:

Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences 2021 Vol.11 Issue 4, pp.648-653

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2021

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000906665

Sıklık:

Aylık

eISSN:

2459-1459

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33808/clinexphealthsci.938847