Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric dental procedures in primary healthcare settings in Piracicaba, Brazil: an ecological study.

Rúbia Vanessa Figueiredo Dos Santos Fernanda Maria Rovai Bado Inara Pereira da Cunha Marcelo de Castro Meneghin

Published in: BMC primary care (2024)

The COVID-19 pandemic has hindered access to primary dental care for children, impacting the quantity of emergency care, reducing restorations of deciduous teeth, and first programmed dental consultations. These findings highlight the need for strategies to ensure that pediatric dental care is not neglected during pandemics.

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