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Aetiology and Epidemiology of Maxillofacial Injuries during the Stay-At-Home Period Due To the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Single Center Study J Oral Maxillofac Res 2021;12(4):e4 doi:10.5037/jomr.2021.12404 Abstract | HTML | PDF | XML |
Aetiology and Epidemiology of Maxillofacial Injuries during the Stay-At-Home Period Due To the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Single Center Study
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Rochester, Eastman Institute for Oral Health, Rochester, New York, United States.
2Department of Clinical Research and Biostatistics, University of Rochester, Eastman Institute for Oral Health, Rochester, New York, United States.
Corresponding Author:
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
University of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital-EIOH
601 Elmwood Avenue, AC-4, Box 705, Rochester NY 14642
United States
Phone: 585-276-6606
Fax: 585-276-1883
E-mail: pooja_gangwani@urmc.rochester.edu
ABSTRACT
Objectives: The aim of this retrospective comparative study was to evaluate the effects of implemented social and public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence and aetiology of maxillofacial injuries.
Material and Methods: A retrospective chart review of all the patients who had sustained maxillofacial injuries and presented to the emergency department of Strong Memorial Hospital between March 20th and June 24th, 2019 and 2020, were included in our study. The total study sample comprised of 335 patients (n = 140 in 2019 group, n = 195 in 2020 group). The primary outcome variables of the study were the number of cases and aetiology of maxillofacial injuries. Statistical analysis consisted of descriptive statistics, Chi-square, and two sample t-tests.
Results: The number of patients in the 2020 group was higher (n = 195) than the number of patients in the 2019 group (n = 140). Comparatively, there was an increase in the maxillofacial injuries during the stay-at-home period by (n = 55 [39.29%]). Although not statistically significant, the aetiology of injuries differed during the stay-at-home period compared to the normal times.
Conclusions: The number of maxillofacial injuries increased during the period of implemented social and public health measures during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Such knowledge can provide valuable information for the establishment of prevention programs and effective health policies and help in the decision-making process pertaining to resource allocation in a dire situation of the pandemic.
J Oral Maxillofac Res 2021;12(4):e4
doi: 10.5037/jomr.2021.12404
Accepted for publication: 22 December 2021
Keywords: COVID-19; epidemiology; maxillofacial injuries; pandemics.
To cite this article: Aetiology and Epidemiology of Maxillofacial Injuries during the Stay-At-Home Period Due To the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Single Center Study J Oral Maxillofac Res 2021;12(4):e4 URL: http://www.ejomr.org/JOMR/archives/2021/4/e4/v12n4e4ht.htm |
Received: 15 November 2021 | Accepted: 22 December 2021 | Published: 31 December 2021
Copyright: © The Author(s). Published by JOMR under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 licence, 2021.