Dr. Bauer is a MSD candidate, Department of Biostatistics and Health Data Science, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Ind., USA.
Dr. Yepes is a professor, Department of Biostatistics and Health Data Science, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Ind., USA.
Pediatr Dent. 2023 Jan 15;45(1):12-15.
To evaluate whether the postponement of dental elective procedures at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with an increased number of simple dental extractions, and/or decreased restorative procedures by analyzing data obtained from state-funded insurance dental claims.
Paid dental claims collected from March 2019 to December 2019 and from March 2020 to December 2020 for children ages two to 13 years old were analyzed. Dental procedures were selected based on Current Dental Terminology (CDT) codes for simple dental extractions and restorative procedures. Statistical analyses were performed to compare the rates of procedure types between 2019 and 2020.
No differences in dental extractions but full-coverage restoration procedure rates per month and child were significantly lower than pre-pandemic (P=0.016).
Further study required to determine the impact of COVID-19 on pediatric restorative procedures and access to pediatric dental care in the surgical setting.
通过分析来自政府资助的保险牙科索赔中获得的数据，评估在 COVID-19 大流行开始时推迟牙科选择性手术是否与简单拔牙数量增加和/或修复性手术减少有关。
分析了 2019 年 3 月至 2019 年 12 月和 2020 年 3 月至 2020 年 12 月期间 2 至 13 岁儿童的付费牙科索赔。根据简单拔牙和修复性手术的当前牙科术语 (CDT) 代码选择牙科程序。进行了统计分析以比较 2019 年和 2020 年之间的手术类型比率。
每月每儿童的拔牙率没有差异，但全冠修复程序率明显低于大流行前（P=0.016）。
需要进一步研究以确定 COVID-19 对儿科修复程序以及手术环境中儿童牙科护理的可及性的影响。
