期刊名称：International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education
电子版ISSN：1308-5581
出版年度：2022
卷号：14
期号：5
页码：5710-5715
DOI：10.9756/INTJECSE/V14I5.699
语种：English
出版社：International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education
摘要：The outbreak of COVID-19 has caused significant alterations in people's lives. During the Covid 19 epidemic, dental patients and practitioners were exposed to significant numbers of harmful germs as well as a high danger of cross contamination. In addition to the fear of getting the virus, in a pandemic like COVID-19, our daily lives may be disrupted as our movements are restricted in support of efforts to contain and reduce the virus's spread. The goal of orthodontic therapy is to develop a healthy, functioning occlusion and tooth alignment however, during the pandemic, this is given less attention. This survey aims to assess the attitude of orthodontic patients to treatment during the pandemic in India Materials and methods: A sample size of 200 patients undergoing orthodontic treatment were selected for this study and an online survey link consisting of 10 open ended questions was administered and the data were collected in google sheets and were transferred to SPSS software. The data were validated and verified by the primary investigator and guide. Descriptive statistics were carried out. Chi-square analysis was done. The results were statistically analysed. Results: 49 female respondents and 31 male respondents used fixed orthodontic appliances and 32 females and 40 males used removable appliances. The results from this study showed that most of the participants from age group 41-50 used more foxes orthodontic appliance. Conclusion: From the results obtained we can conclude that the participants are having good knowledge about coronavirus, as the older age group people have more are concerned to discontinue their treatment it seems that they are not prioritizing their orthodontic treatment well enough and are more stressed as their mental health seems to be disturbed during the pandemic.
