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http://dx.doi.org/10.5933/JKAPD.2022.49.1.76

Impact of COVID-19 on Dental Trauma in Korea  

Son, Donghyun (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Yonsei University)
Lee, Yoon (Department of Conservative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Gangneung-Wonju National University)
Kim, Jihun (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Yonsei University)
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Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry / v.49, no.1, 2022 , pp. 76-84 More about this Journal
Abstract
The study was conducted to analyze the impacts of COVID-19 on the number of dental trauma patients. Based on the data provided by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service's Healthcare Bigdata Hub, dental trauma which occurred from 2010 to 2020 was analyzed. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the incidence of dental trauma per 100,000 decreased compared to the average Incidence between 2017 to 2019. By age, it decreased by 5.4% (p = 0.017) for 0 - 4 years old, 30.3% (p < 0.001) for 5 - 9 years old, 39.5% (p < 0.001) for 10 - 14 years old, 14.5% (p = 0.002) for 15 - 19 years old, 1.3% for 20 - 29 years old, 0.2% for 40 - 49 years old, 2.7% for 50 - 59 years old, 1.2% for 60 years old or older, but it increased by 2.5% for 30 - 39 years old. Compared monthly, before and after the outbreak of COVID-19 confirmed patients, the number of dental trauma patients dropped sharply. After the outbreak of COVID-19, the incidence of dental trauma decreased significantly for under 20 years old, but the decrease was not significant for 20 years old or older.
Keywords
Dental trauma; Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service database; COVID-19;
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