Oral Health and Community Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 17-21 Calea Plevnei Street, Sector 1, 010221 Bucharest, Romania.
Complete Denture Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 17-21 Calea Plevnei Street, Sector 1, 010221 Bucharest, Romania.
Medicina (Kaunas). 2022 Mar 5;58(3):387. doi: 10.3390/medicina58030387.
: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic led to changes in population daily patterns. In order to adapt oral health promotion measures for future similar conditions, the main objective of the study was to assess changes in dental hygiene and eating and smoking habits during the government lockdown in Romania. : The cross-sectional study was conducted immediately after the end of the lockdown and consisted of 800 adult subjects. Data collection was done via an online survey. Participants were divided into two groups: non-medical/dental practitioners (N-M/D group) and medical/dental practitioners (M/D group). : An increased use of dental floss from 27% (pre-lockdown) to 30.5% (during lockdown) was identified in the M/D group, while the manual toothbrush usage increased to 64.8% (during lockdown) from 61.7% (pre-lockdown) in the N-MD/group. No significant differences regarding toothbrushing frequency were observed in either group. A change in the number of daily snacks was identified in both groups (3-4 snacks per day: from 11% to 20.2% in the N-M/D group, from 13.1% to 22.2% in the M/D group). The consumption of sweets as a preferred snack was also noticed. A decrease of tobacco consumers was assessed in the lockdown period (from 66.6% to 60.4% in the M/D group, from 68.5% to 61.9% in the N-/M/D group). Oral habits were changed during the pandemic lockdown through the increase in the frequency of the consumption of snacks and sweets and the decrease in frequency of smokers. Only minor changes were observed in oral hygiene.
SARS-CoV-2 大流行导致人口日常模式发生变化。为了针对未来类似情况调整口腔健康促进措施，本研究的主要目的是评估罗马尼亚政府封锁期间的口腔卫生以及饮食和吸烟习惯的变化。
这是一项横断面研究，在封锁结束后立即进行，共纳入 800 名成年受试者。通过在线调查收集数据。参与者分为两组：非医疗/牙科从业者（N-M/D 组）和医疗/牙科从业者（M/D 组）。
在 M/D 组中，牙线的使用频率从 27%（封锁前）增加到 30.5%（封锁期间），而 N-MD 组手动牙刷的使用频率从 61.7%（封锁前）增加到 64.8%（封锁期间）。两组的刷牙频率均无显著差异。两组的每日零食数量都发生了变化（每天 3-4 份零食：N-M/D 组从 11%增加到 20.2%，M/D 组从 13.1%增加到 22.2%）。还注意到甜食作为首选零食的消费增加。封锁期间评估了烟草消费者的减少（M/D 组从 66.6%下降到 60.4%，N-/M/D 组从 68.5%下降到 61.9%）。
通过增加零食和甜食的消费频率以及减少吸烟者的频率，口腔习惯在大流行封锁期间发生了变化。口腔卫生仅发生了微小变化。
