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Evaluation of the Effect of Fear of COVID-19 on the Tooth Caries Prevalence and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life: Cross-Sectional Study
COVID-19 Korkusunun Diş Çürüğü Görülme Sıklığı ve Ağız Sağlığı ile İlgili Yaşam Kalitesi Üzerindeki Etkisinin Değerlendirilmesi: Bir Kesitsel Çalışma
Günseli KATIRCIa , Esin BOZDEMİRb , Huriye GÜN GÜLERb
aSüleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi, Restoratif Diş Tedavisi ABD, Isparta, Türkiye
bSüleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi, Ağız, Diş ve Çene Radyolojisi ABD, Isparta, Türkiye
Turkiye Klinikleri J Dental Sci. 2023;29(4):613-20
doi: 10.5336/dentalsci.2023-98446
Article Language: TR
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 Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesine başvuran erişkin bireylerdeki koronavirüs hastalığı-2019 [coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)] korkusunun, diş çürüğü görülme sıklığı ve ağız sağlığı ile ilgili yaşam kalitesi üzerindeki etkisinin değerlendirilmesidir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışmada 300 kişi yer aldı. Hastalara ait COVID-19 korku düzeyi, COVID-19 Korku Ölçeği kullanılarak tespit edildi. Ağız sağlığı ile ilişkili yaşam kalitesi düzeyi, Ağız Sağlığı Etki Profili-14 [Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14)] Ölçeği ile belirlendi. Hastalara ait sosyodemografik bilgiler kaydedildi. Hastaların ağız içi muayenesi, bir diş hekimi tarafından yapıldı. Kişilerin çürük prevalansı; çürük, kayıp, dolgulu dişlerin [decayed, missing, filled teeth (DMFT)] indeksi ile tespit edildi. İstatistiksel analizler, Spearman korelasyon analizi, ki-kare testi, bağımsız grup t-testi ve varyans analizi ile yapıldı. Bulgular: Çalışmada, yaşları 18-77 arasında değişen, 167 kadın ve 133 erkek gönüllü yer aldı. Çalışmada yer alan katılımcıların, COVID-19 Korku Ölçeği'nden ve OHIP-14 Ölçeği'nden aldıkları puan ortalaması sırasıyla 14,79 ve 11,6 idi. Kadınların COVID-19 korku puanı ortalamasının ve OHIP-14 değeri ortalamasının, erkeklerden yüksek olduğu tespit edildi (bağımsız grup t-testi; p<0,005). Katılımcıların, COVID-19 korku puanı ile OHIP14 değeri arasında anlamlı ve çok zayıf pozitif ilişki olduğu belirlendi (Spearman korelasyon analizi; p<0,05). COVID-19 korku puanı ile DMFT değeri arasında anlamlı bir ilişki saptanmadı (p>0,05). Sonuç: COVID-19 korkusundaki artış ile OHIP-14 ortalamasının arttığı gözlenmiştir. Bu çalışmanın bulgularından, COVID-19 pandemisinin, ülkemizde yaşayan bireylerin ağız sağlığını ve ağız sağlığı ile ilişkili yaşam kalitesini olumsuz yönde etkilediği sonucuna ulaşılabilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19 pandemisi; ağız sağlığı; DMF indeks; yaşam kalitesi
ABSTRACT
 Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of fear of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) on dental caries prevalence and oral health-related quality of life in adults who applied to Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Dentistry. Material and Methods: The study included 300 subjects. The COVID-19 fear level of patients was determined by the COVID-19 Fear Scale. Oral healthrelated quality of life was determined by the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) Scale. Sociodemographic information of the patients was recorded. Intraoral examination of the patients was performed by one dentist. Caries prevalence of individuals was determined by the decayed, missing, filled teeth (DMFT) index. Statistical analyzes were performed with Spearman correlation analysis, chi-square test, independent group t-test, and analysis of analysis of variance. Results: The study included 167 female and 133 male volunteers aged 18-77 years. The mean scores of the individuals on the COVID-19 Fear Scale and the OHIP-14 Scale were 14.79 and 11.6, respectively. The mean COVID-19 fear score and OHIP-14 values of women were higher than men (independent group t-test; p<0.005). There was a significant and weak positive correlation between the COVID-19 fear score and the OHIP-14 value (Spearman correlation analysis; p<0.05). There was no significant correlation between the COVID-19 fear score and DMFT score (p>0.005). Conclusion: It was observed that the mean of OHIP14 increased with the rising in the fear of COVID-19. From the findings of this study, it can be concluded that the COVID-19 pandemic negatively affects the oral health and oral health-related quality of life of individuals in our country.

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; oral health; DMF index; quality of life
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