Zhu Junfei, Li Wenjing, Wei Fang, Zhang Dan, Wang Meng, Zhang Huiyun, Zhang Ye
Stomatology Center of China Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Front Psychol. 2024 Mar 21;15:1307776. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1307776. eCollection 2024.
In China, most of the citizens experienced SARS-CoV-2 infection since the end of 2022. The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic affected people's physical health and also had a significant impact on mental well-being. The present study aims to discover if the experience of SARS-CoV-2 infection influences patients' anxiety toward third molar surgery in the Chinese population.
The present study took the form of a questionnaire survey. From January 1, 2023, to June 30, 2023, patients who went to the Stomatology Center of China-Japan Friendship Hospital (Beijing, China) for the third molar extraction were included according to the inclusion criteria. The information on COVID-19 infection and the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) was collected. The software SPSS 22.0 was used for the statistical analyses.
A total of 574 survey results were harvested in the present study. The infection rate of COVID-19 was 86.6% ( > 0.05). The Average MDAS scores between patients who had been infected with COVID-19 and patients who were never infected were not significantly different (11.65 ± 4.41 vs. 11.42 ± 4.41, > 0.05). The subgroup analysis was conducted according to the length of time after the recovery of COVID-19 (Model 1), and the highest temperature during the infection (Model 2). In Model 1 and Model 2, the one-way ANOVA test did not find statistical significance between the groups (Model 1 = 0.114; Model 2 = 0.481). The MDAS scores in female patients were significantly higher than in male patients (12.29 ± 4.53 vs. 9.91 ± 3.80, < 0.001). Patients who extracted double teeth got significantly higher MDAS scores than those who extracted single teeth before the surgery (12.03 ± 4.74 vs. 11.24 ± 4.18, = 0.037).
The present study did not establish a significant impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the anxiety levels associated with third molar surgery among Chinese patients. The potential long-term biopsychological effects of the virus warrant further investigation.
在中国，自2022年底以来，大多数公民都经历了新型冠状病毒感染。2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行影响了人们的身体健康，也对心理健康产生了重大影响。本研究旨在探讨新型冠状病毒感染经历是否会影响中国人群对第三磨牙手术的焦虑情绪。
本研究采用问卷调查的形式。2023年1月1日至2023年6月30日，根据纳入标准，纳入前往中日友好医院口腔科（中国北京）进行第三磨牙拔除的患者。收集新型冠状病毒感染信息和改良牙科焦虑量表（MDAS）。使用SPSS 22.0软件进行统计分析。
本研究共收集到574份调查结果。新型冠状病毒感染率为86.6%（>0.05）。感染过新型冠状病毒的患者与从未感染过的患者的平均MDAS评分无显著差异（11.65±4.41 vs. 11.42±4.41，>0.05）。根据新型冠状病毒康复后的时间长度（模型1）和感染期间的最高体温（模型2）进行亚组分析。在模型1和模型2中，单因素方差分析未发现组间有统计学意义（模型1=0.114；模型2=0.481）。女性患者的MDAS评分显著高于男性患者（12.29±4.53 vs. 9.91±3.80，<0.001）。拔牙前拔除两颗牙齿的患者的MDAS评分显著高于拔除一颗牙齿的患者（12.03±4.74 vs. 11.24±4.18，=0.037）。
本研究未证实新型冠状病毒感染对中国患者第三磨牙手术相关焦虑水平有显著影响。该病毒潜在的长期生物心理效应值得进一步研究。
