Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as an infectious disease primarily spreading through droplet infection in dental treatment. Patient satisfaction is an indicator of healthcare quality service. Quality of healthcare service and patient satisfaction has been affected by the COVID‑19 pandemic. This study aims to assess the knowledge and satisfaction toward health protocols COVID-19 during dental treatment among dental patients. Methods An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 270 dental patients using a self‑designed questionnaire consisting of knowledge and satisfaction about health protocols COVID-19 during dental treatment through a random sampling technique. Data were imported to SPSS version 21 for analysis. Descriptive and analytical statistics were used to identify the factors associated with their knowledge and satisfaction. A p value < 0.05 was considered statistical significance. Results Totally, 270 dental patients with mean age of 37.6 ± 6.7 years participated in the study. The mean knowledge score was 36.7 ± 3.5, as considerable number of participants were unaware about the risk associated with dental treatment as well as restrictions imposed on dental procedures. About 18% of participants experienced one or other form of dental complaints during the lockdown period. The overall level of patient satisfaction was 44.6%. Conclusion It can be concluded that, public knowledge is to be improved about risk of virus transmission that can be related with dental treatment and also people should be encouraged to use virtual facilities, such as teledentistry, so that no dental emergencies is left untreated during the pandemic time. In addition, the level of satisfaction was in a medium level for dental patients in the study area. Specifically, we deduced from the results that social/physical distancing measures are one of the mechanisms to decrease the fear of exposure to the COVID-19.
Background Myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome (MPDS) is the most common type of temporomandibular disorder. This study compared the efficacies of low-level diode laser therapy (LLLT) and laser acupuncture therapy (LAT) in the treatment of MPDS. Methods This double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial included 24 patients with MPDS who were randomly divided into two equally sized groups. Patients in the LLLT group received 12 sessions of low-level diode laser irradiation applied to the trigger points of the masticatory muscles during 1 month. The same protocol was also used in the LAT group according to the specific trigger points. We measured pain intensity and maximum mouth opening in both groups at baseline, during treatment, and 2 months after treatment completion. Results The pain intensities decreased from 6.58 ± 1.31 to 0.33 ± 0.65 and from 7.08 ± 1.37 to 0 in the LLLT and LAT groups, respectively. The maximum mouth openings increased from 32.25 ± 8.78 mm to 42.58 ± 4.75 mm and from 33 ± 6.57 mm to 45.67 ± 3.86 mm in the LLLT and LAT groups, respectively. Pain intensity (P = 0.839) and level of maximum mouth opening (P = 0.790) did not differ significantly between the groups. Conclusion Our results showed similar efficacy between LLLT and LAT in the treatment of MPDS signs and symptoms.
Objective: Herpes viruses are ubiquitous human pathogenswhich canall be found in the oral environment. Dental practitioners have a close relationship with many patients and are at risk of cross-infection. So, HSV-1 infectionas a potential occupational hazard for dental workers is important. The aim of this study was to determine the level of HSV1 antibody in dental students of Birjandin 2018-2019.Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 100 dental students of Birjand University of Medical Sciences during a six-month period, who were selected by random cluster sampling. After taking written consent, demographic information and positive history of genital or oral lesions were recorded based on a researcher-made questionnaire. Then, a peripheral blood sample (5 ml) was taken from participants and an anti-virus antibody was examined using an Anti-Herpes-1 IgG kit with ELISA by a pathologist. Finally, the data were analyzed by SPSS 21.Results: About half of the subjects (41%) had contact with HSV1 virus and were carrier of antibodies. The prevalence of HSV1 antibody in pre-clinical and clinical level was higher than in basic science, but there was no significant relationship between students' level of education and antibody prevalence (p = 0.77). Also, there was no significant difference in prevalence of HSV1 antibody by age, sex and marital status of students (p> 0.05).Conclusion: The prevalence of HSV1 antibodies in this study is lower than that of European countries, which may be due to regional culture, which requires further study on different groups and more individuals
Objectives: Our study sought to evaluate the association between HSV1 and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH) D) levels among dental students. Materials & Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach conducted in Birjand, state of Khorasan Jonoobi, Iran, from July 2018 to April 2019. A peripheral blood sample (5 ml) and an anti-virus antibody along with Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D3) levels were measured using an Anti-Herpes-1 IgG kit with ELISA by a pathologist. Pearson and chi-square tests were applied in the significance level of 5%. Results: The prevalence of HSV1 was 41%. The serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 levels mean was 23.22 ± 13.09. The prevalence of HSV1 antibody in pre-clinical and clinical levels was higher than in basic science, also, the results represented that a negative relation between vitamin D deficiency and the presence of HSV1, but it was not a significant association. Conclusion: Any association between vitamin D and herpes viruses remains inconclusive. Further studies in the general population are needed.
Background: Effective education for learning in professional fields, especially dentistry, is one of the necessities of society, and considering the importance of oral and maxillofacial diseases in dentistry as well as the lack of information in the field of comparing modern teaching methods and traditional methods. Objectives: This study was conducted to compare the effect of two methods of face-to-face education, lecture, and virtual education, on the motivation and academic progress of 6th-semester dental students. Methods: In this randomized intervention study, 36 students in the 6th semester of dentistry in Birjand were randomly divided into two intervention and control groups. In the control group, the face-to-face teaching method was used in lecture style, and in the second group, the online virtual teaching method was used. Before and after the intervention, the same written test of educational content was taken from both groups, and academic motivation was measured with the Academic Motivation Scale (AMS) of Vallerand et al. The data were analyzed with SPSS software and using descriptive statistics, independent t-tests, and paired t-tests. The P-value was considered significant at the level of 0.05. Results: The average age of the participants in the face-to-face training group was 23.89 ± 2.826, and in the virtual group was 23.50 ± 1.855, which was not statistically significant (P = 0.629). There was no significant difference between the average scores of students’ motivation and academic progress between the two groups before (P > 0.05) and after the intervention (P > 0.05). Although there was an increase in students’ average scores of academic motivation and academic progress after the intervention between the two groups of face-to-face education and virtual education, there was no statistically significant (P > 0.05). Conclusions: It seems that virtual teaching, like lecture teaching, can be effective in students’ academic progress and motivation and can be considered a complementary teaching method.
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