Article ; Online: Endodontic Emergencies in Mumbai City during COVID-19 Lockdown and Different Phases of Unlock.
International journal of environmental research and public health
2021 Volume 18, Issue 14
Abstract: ... endodontic treatment during the COVID-19 lockdown and various stages of unlocking in Mumbai metropolitan ... Hospital Dental College, Mumbai during four phases of lockdown (25 March to 31 May 2020) and eight phases ... days, and during the unlock phases, 16,195 patients visited the hospital over 189 working days ...
| Abstract | The present descriptive research focused on determining the traits of patients who required endodontic treatment during the COVID-19 lockdown and various stages of unlocking in Mumbai metropolitan region. The descriptive analysis was carried out by examining the patients who were registered at Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai during four phases of lockdown (25 March to 31 May 2020) and eight phases of unlock (1 June 2020 to 31 January 2021). The evaluation was performed by evaluating the number of days and the overall number of patients reported for endodontic treatment for the first and subsequent visits. Each patient underwent intensive triage, which included taking their body temperature, oxygen saturation level, and travel history. The sex, age, and endodontic diagnosis of the offending tooth were also reported. The pain parameters were analyzed using a verbal numerical rating score (VNRS). During the lockdown phases, 297 patients seeking endodontic treatment visited the hospital over a total of 26 working days, and during the unlock phases, 16,195 patients visited the hospital over 189 working days. The average age of the patients that visited were 31-40 years of age (57.23%). The mean VNRS score was 5.85 ± 1.62. For both the lockdown and unlock periods, a significantly higher percentage of males visited dental school ( |
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| MeSH term(s) | Adult ; COVID-19 ; Cities ; Communicable Disease Control ; Emergencies ; Humans ; Male ; Pandemics ; SARS-CoV-2 |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2021-07-08 |
| Publishing country | Switzerland |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ISSN | 1660-4601 |
| ISSN (online) | 1660-4601 |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph18147314 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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