Pattern of pediatric emergency dental care during COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia

IF 1.7 Q3 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

Saudi Dental Journal Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI:10.1016/j.sdentj.2024.08.012

Dalia E. Meisha , Amal Al-Khotani , Sultana A. Alhurishi , Moatazbellah M. Alruwaithi , Saud M. Orfali , Haila A. Al-Huraishi

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Abstract

Objective

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was recommended to provide emergency dental care and avoid aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs) when possible. This study aimed to determine how Saudi Arabian pediatric patients utilized emergency dental services at the national level at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and what situations required an AGP.

Methods

Data was collected from all Ministry of Health dental facilities in Saudi Arabia between March and May 2020. All pediatric dental patients who received emergency dental care during the COVID-19 lockdown were included in this study.

Results

The majority of the 1,544 pediatric dental patients who received emergency dental care during this period received treatment for caries (77.9 %). AGPs were predominant in the treatment of urgent dental conditions (51.5 %). About 64 % of cases with pulpal inflammation and 52.4 % with abscesses underwent an AGP.

Conclusion

Emergency and urgent dental conditions were the main reason for seeking dental care during the pandemic (75.8 %), while only 24.2 % of cases were considered non-urgent. Despite the recommendations, AGPs were required for some urgent conditions to relieve the associated pain, and this comprised 46.8 % of dental treatment provided.

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沙特阿拉伯 COVID-19 大流行期间的儿童牙科急诊模式

目的在 COVID-19 大流行之初，建议提供紧急牙科护理并尽可能避免气溶胶产生程序 (AGP)。本研究旨在确定在 COVID-19 大流行之初，沙特阿拉伯的儿科患者是如何在全国范围内利用牙科急诊服务的，以及在哪些情况下需要进行 AGP。方法在 2020 年 3 月至 5 月期间从沙特阿拉伯卫生部的所有牙科机构收集数据。结果在此期间接受紧急牙科治疗的 1,544 名儿童牙科患者中，大多数接受了龋齿治疗（77.9%）。在牙科急症治疗中，AGPs 占主导地位（51.5%）。结论牙科急症是大流行期间寻求牙科治疗的主要原因（75.8%），只有 24.2% 的病例被视为非急症。尽管有相关建议，但一些紧急病症仍需要使用AGP来缓解相关疼痛，这占所提供牙科治疗的46.8%。

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Saudi Dental Journal DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE-

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3.60

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审稿时长

22 weeks

期刊介绍： Saudi Dental Journal is an English language, peer-reviewed scholarly publication in the area of dentistry. Saudi Dental Journal publishes original research and reviews on, but not limited to: • dental disease • clinical trials • dental equipment • new and experimental techniques • epidemiology and oral health • restorative dentistry • periodontology • endodontology • prosthodontics • paediatric dentistry • orthodontics and dental education Saudi Dental Journal is the official publication of the Saudi Dental Society and is published by King Saud University in collaboration with Elsevier and is edited by an international group of eminent researchers.