Determining the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Dental Care in the Serbian Adult Population: An Online Questionnaire-Based Study

Marija Nikolić; Aleksandar Mitić; Jelena Petrović; Dragana Dimitrijević; Jelena Popović; Nenad Stošić; Vera Stojanovska

doi:10.12659/MSM.939238

19 January 2023 : Clinical Research

Determining the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Dental Care in the Serbian Adult Population: An Online Questionnaire-Based Study

Marija Nikolić^1ABCDEF*, Aleksandar Mitić^1ABE, Jelena Petrović

^2ABCDF, Dragana Dimitrijević^2ABCD, Jelena Popović^1ABDE, Nenad Stošić^1ABE, Vera Stojanovska^3ACEF

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.939238

Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e939238

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Table 3 The differences in the consequences of postponed dental treatments (questions Q7 and Q8) and extreme avoidance regarding the respondents’ age (questions Q9 and Q10) from section III of the questionnaire).

Question from questionnaire	Age	N	M***	SD	P
Q7. How would you rate any possible feelings of concern about potential consequences of postponing dental treatment due to the pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus?	18–34	933		.949	ANOVA=18.079DF=3 value=^**
	35–49	718	1.96	.973
	50–64	305	2.05	1.018
	Over 64	104		1.073
Q8. I think I am already experiencing the consequences of postponed dental care.	18–34	933		1.314	ANOVA=13.590DF=3 value =^**
	35–49	718	2.19	1.419
	50–64	305	2.31	1.536
	Over 64	104		1.663
Q9. I would rather have my tooth extracted than expose myself to repeated possibilities of contracting the SARS-CoV-19 during treatment which requires that I see a dentist more than once.	18–34	933		.978	ANOVA=23.514DF=3 value =^**
	35–49	718	1.45	.996
	50–64	305	1.76	1.247
	Over 64	104		1.573
Q10. I would not go to see a dentist during peak of contamination even if it included experiencing severe pain, swelling, decayed dental appearance or function.	18–34	933		.870	ANOVA=21.919DF=3 value=^**
	35–49	718	1.42	.947
	50–64	305	1.64	1.165
	Over 64	104		1.588
^* Statistically significant for ^ One way ANOVA test. ^* A higher value of M indicates a higher degree of agreement with the statement from a particular question for questions Q8, Q9, and Q10, and higher degree of concern for question Q7; highest and lowest values are in bold.

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