The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-Most) and Key Laboratory for Oral Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, 237 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430079, China.
BMC Oral Health. 2021 Feb 6;21(1):54. doi: 10.1186/s12903-021-01410-9.
The sudden outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic influenced people's daily life. During lockdown of Wuhan city, the oral health and its associated issues of preschool children were investigated and guidance for dental clinics when the epidemic were controlled in the future were also provided.
A national online survey was conducted among preschool children and completed by their caregivers. The questionnaire related to children's oral health status and care behaviour, caregivers' attitudes. The information was statistically analyzed between Wuhan residents and others residents.
4495 valid questionnaires were collected. In oral health status, during Wuhan lockdown, 60.8%, 35.5% and 18.3% children had self-reported dental caries, toothache and halitosis respectively. In oral health attitudes, respondents who would increase attention to oral health was more than that would decrease. In oral hygiene behaviour, compared to non-Wuhan children, the children in Wuhan became more active in brushing their teeth. In utilization of dental services in the future, less Wuhan residents would choose to have dental visit directly, 28.5% Wuhan residents and 34.7% non-Wuhan residents agreed all of procedures could be done if proper protected.
Oral health status and associated issues of preschool children in Wuhan were significantly different from that of others during lockdown of Wuhan city and in the future. Effective measures should be taken as early as possible to protect children's oral health.
冠状病毒病（COVID-19）疫情的突然爆发影响了人们的日常生活。在武汉市封城期间，调查了学龄前儿童的口腔健康及其相关问题，并为未来控制疫情时的牙科诊所提供了指导。
对学龄前儿童及其照顾者进行了全国在线调查。问卷涉及儿童的口腔健康状况和护理行为、照顾者的态度。对武汉居民和其他居民之间的信息进行了统计分析。
共收集到 4495 份有效问卷。在口腔健康状况方面，武汉封城期间，分别有 60.8%、35.5%和 18.3%的儿童自述有龋齿、牙痛和口臭。在口腔健康态度方面，受访者中表示会更加关注口腔健康的比例高于表示会减少关注的比例。在口腔卫生行为方面，与非武汉儿童相比，武汉儿童刷牙更积极。在未来对牙科服务的利用方面，武汉居民中选择直接看牙的人数减少，28.5%的武汉居民和 34.7%的非武汉居民同意如果采取适当的保护措施，可以完成所有的程序。
武汉封城期间，与其他地区相比，武汉学龄前儿童的口腔健康状况和相关问题明显不同。应尽早采取有效措施保护儿童的口腔健康。
