Impact of coronavirus pandemic in appointments and anxiety/concerns of patients regarding orthodontic treatment.
Paula CotrinRenan Morais PelosoRenata Cristina Gobbi de OliveiraRicardo Cesar Gobbi de OliveiraNubia Inocencya Pavesi PiniFabrício Pinelli ValarelliKarina Maria Salvatore de FreitasPublished in: Orthodontics & craniofacial research (2020)
The quarantine and coronavirus pandemic showed to have impact on orthodontic appointments and patients' anxiety. Patients willing to attend an orthodontic appointment presented significantly lower level of anxiety than patients that would not go or would go only in urgency/emergency. Females were more anxious than males about coronavirus pandemic, quarantine and impact on their orthodontic treatments. Delay in treatment was the greatest concern of patients undergoing orthodontic treatment.