Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.
ScientificWorldJournal. 2022 May 16;2022:9285893. doi: 10.1155/2022/9285893. eCollection 2022.
To evaluate over a six-year period, the prevalence of the dental procedures in primary and mixed dentitions, in males and females.
A retrospective descriptive study on dental treatments in primary and mixed dentitions was conducted in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the Faculty of Dental Medicine, Lebanese University, from 2015 to 2020. The total number of children was 1291. Data were classified and reviewed according to the dentition type, gender, and type of dental treatment.
The number of children decreased from 741 for the period 2015-2017 to 550 during the period 2018-2020 (279 males and 271 females). No significant association was found between the admission periods and the genders. A significant relationship was found between the number of treatments performed in both genders and the dentition types ( value = 0,015). Males were slightly more likely than females to present for the treatment in mixed dentition (54.58% versus 45.2%, respectively). Results portrayed a significant relationship between surgical treatment and gender ( value = 0.049). However, no significant relationship between gender and other treatment types was noted. The comparison between the 2 time frames and the types of treatments showed a significant association in composite fillings ( value = 0.043), extractions ( value < 0.0001), sealants ( value = 0.039), preventive resin restoration (=0.011), pulp therapies ( value < 0.0001), pediatric crowns ( value < 0.0001), and surgical interventions ( value = 0.013). A nonsignificant relationship was recorded for the appliances and composite crowns ( value = 0.45 and 0.14, respectively).
The present study points out the implications of the COVID-19 outbreak and Lebanon's economic collapse on children's dental status, with the number of children receiving dental care dropping remarkably. A decrease in all types of dental procedures was noted in mixed dentition, whereas an increase in dental treatments related to aggravated carious lesions was reported in primary dentition. More medical and financial aids are required to encourage and support parents' attitude towards children dental care during unprecedented crises.
在六年期间评估男女性别在混合牙列和乳牙列中的牙科治疗方法的流行率。
本研究为在黎巴嫩大学牙医学院儿童牙科系进行的回顾性描述性研究，研究对象为 2015 年至 2020 年期间的乳牙列和混合牙列的牙科治疗。共有 1291 名儿童。根据牙列类型、性别和牙科治疗类型对数据进行分类和审查。
儿童人数从 2015-2017 年期间的 741 人减少到 2018-2020 年期间的 550 人（279 名男性和 271 名女性）。入院期间和性别之间没有发现显著的关联。在两性和两种牙列类型中进行的治疗数量之间发现了显著的关系（ value = 0.015）。男性比女性更有可能接受混合牙列的治疗（分别为 54.58%和 45.2%）。结果显示，手术治疗与性别之间存在显著关系（ value = 0.049）。然而，没有注意到性别与其他治疗类型之间存在显著关系。在两个时间段和治疗类型之间的比较中，复合填充物（ value = 0.043）、拔牙（ value < 0.0001）、窝沟封闭剂（ value = 0.039）、预防性树脂修复（ value = 0.011）、牙髓治疗（ value < 0.0001）、儿科牙冠（ value < 0.0001）和手术干预（ value = 0.013）之间存在显著关联。对于矫治器和复合牙冠，记录到无显著关系（ value = 0.45 和 0.14）。
本研究指出了 COVID-19 爆发和黎巴嫩经济崩溃对儿童牙齿状况的影响，接受牙科护理的儿童数量显著下降。混合牙列中的所有类型的牙科治疗均减少，而乳牙列中与恶化的龋齿病变相关的牙科治疗增加。在前所未有的危机中，需要更多的医疗和财政援助来鼓励和支持父母对儿童牙齿护理的态度。
