Ay Ünüvar Yazgı, Deniz Pelin, Köse Emre
Department of Orthodontics, Aydın Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Dentistry, Aydın, Turkey.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Aydın Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Dentistry, Aydın, Turkey.
Turk J Orthod. 2021 Dec;34(4):242-248. doi: 10.5152/TurkJOrthod.2021.21090.
The aim of this study was to determine the difficulties experienced by patients receiving orthodontic treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic and to evaluate the problems experienced by orthodontic patients, along with their attitudes toward these problems.
A cross-sectional survey study including a total of 502 patients (291 female; 211 male) receiving orthodontic treatment at a public or private clinic was conducted via a web-based questionnaire.
Of all participants, 70.1% (352) were between the ages of 12 and 18 and 77.1% (387) were treated in a public clinic. According to the results, 97.3% (372) of the patients in the public clinic and 71.1% (79) of the patients in the private clinics had not been able to continue their treatment for 2 months or longer. Most of the participants were concerned about extended treatment duration (349, 69.5%) during this period. While the most common problems in patients with fixed appliances were soft tissue irritation (230, 52.5%), bracket failure (142, 32.4%), gingival swelling (88, 20.1%), and pain (88, 20.1%); there were issues of new spaces between teeth (41, 64.1%), pain (37, 57.8%), and gingival swelling (29, 45.3%) among patients with removable appliances.
Most patient appointments were delayed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients experienced various problems with their treatment, and as a result, concerns about extended treatment duration increased. Therefore, orthodontists should pay more attention to teleorthodontics during the pandemic process.
本研究旨在确定在新冠疫情期间接受正畸治疗的患者所经历的困难，并评估正畸患者所遇到的问题以及他们对这些问题的态度。
通过基于网络的问卷调查对总共502名在公立或私立诊所接受正畸治疗的患者（291名女性；211名男性）进行了横断面调查研究。
在所有参与者中，70.1%（352名）年龄在12至18岁之间，77.1%（387名）在公立诊所接受治疗。根据结果，公立诊所97.3%（372名）的患者和私立诊所71.1%（79名）的患者无法继续治疗达2个月或更长时间。在此期间，大多数参与者担心治疗时间延长（349名，69.5%）。对于佩戴固定矫治器的患者，最常见的问题是软组织刺激（230名，52.5%）、托槽脱落（142名，32.4%）、牙龈肿胀（88名，20.1%）和疼痛（88名，20.1%）；而对于佩戴活动矫治器的患者，存在牙齿间出现新间隙（41名，64.1%）、疼痛（37名，57.8%）和牙龈肿胀（29名，45.3%）等问题。
在新冠疫情期间，大多数患者的预约被推迟。患者在治疗过程中遇到了各种问题，结果对治疗时间延长的担忧增加。因此，正畸医生在疫情期间应更加关注远程正畸。
