Are individuals with orofacial pain more prone to psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Saki, Maryam; Shadmanpour, Maryam; Najafi, Hooman Zarif

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“…When confronting the stress of COVID-19, people had to change their daily life and behavior, particularly social relationships, which can affect health in varieties of aspects, including mental and physical risks (35). In the field of dentistry, previous studies showed that the pandemic's influence on psychological factors may increase risks of developing TMD symptoms and certain oral diseases, such as bruxism and OFP (25,36,37). For instance, a study conducted during the pandemic in Israeli and Polish indicated that COVID-19-related mental disorders led to the intensification of bruxism and TMD symptoms, and consequently OFP increased (38).…”

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“…For instance, a study conducted during the pandemic in Israeli and Polish indicated that COVID-19-related mental disorders led to the intensification of bruxism and TMD symptoms, and consequently OFP increased (38). Gender differences has been proven to be an influential factor contributed to such processes: the anxiety and stress caused by COVID-19 participate in deteriorating stomatognathic diseases, and women were generally more influential than men (36,39). The crosssectional study from Wuhan lockdown showed a significantly higher impact of COVID-related stress in TMD patients in comparison to orthodontic patients and control population (40).…”

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Adverse Impacts of Temporomandibular Disorders Symptoms and Tooth Loss on Psychological States and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life During the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown

Weng¹,

Hou²,

Jiao³

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundEmotion and quality of life may have been impacted by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis, especially in the lockdown. The impact of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) symptoms and tooth loss on mental status and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) are not fully understood in a stressful situation.ObjectivesWe aimed to investigate whether TMD and tooth loss were the impaired risks of psychological states and OHRQoL in COVID-19 lockdown, and attempt to explore other potential risk factors.MethodsThis cross-sectional study surveyed residents via an online self-reported questionnaire, when Yangzhou was in lockdown. Demographic data, clinical information, the level of anxiety, depression and OHRQoL were collected and analyzed.ResultsPainful TMD symptoms and tooth loss are the risks of more severe anxiety and depression. TMD symptoms and tooth loss worsened OHRQoL. Lower education degree (OR: 6.31, P = 0.019), TMD-related pain symptoms (OR: 10.62, P = 0.005), tooth loss (OR: 3.12, P = 0.035), sleep disorders (OR: 2.92, P = 0.049) and relatively close contacts (OR: 3.95, P = 0.020) were verified as risk factors for increased level of anxiety. With respect to depression, low socio-economic status (OR: 6.22, P = 0.021), TMD-related pain (OR: 7.35, P = 0.012), tooth loss (OR: 4.48, P = 0.009), sleep disorders (OR: 5.13, P = 0.007) and relatively close contacts (OR: 12.94, P = 0.001) were identified as independent factors for developing depression. Additionally, drinking (B: −2.584, P = 0.013) and never going to the dental clinic (B: −3.675, P = 0.024) were relevant to better OHRQoL, while TMD without pain (B: 2.797, P = 0.008), TMD-related pain (B: 12.079, P < 0.001), tooth loss (B: 2.546, P = 0.006), sleep disorders (B: 2.598, P = 0.003) were independent factors for impaired OHRQoL.ConclusionPainful TMD symptoms, tooth loss and sleep disorders were the impaired risks of psychological states. TMD symptoms and tooth loss damaged OHRQoL when the city was in lockdown. Therefore, individualized psychological counseling is supposed to maintain control of mental health and OHRQoL under the stressful event.

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Adverse Impacts of Temporomandibular Disorders Symptoms and Tooth Loss on Psychological States and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life During the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown

Weng¹,

Hou²,

Jiao³

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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“…Generally speaking, in the case of public health emergencies, the prevalence of mental health problems among ordinary people is higher than that under normal circumstances [ 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 ]. Our research came to the same conclusion.…”

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Group Differences: The Relationship between Social Media Use and Depression during the Outbreak of COVID-19 in China

Zheng

Liu

Yang

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The outbreak of COVID-19 at the end of 2019 triggered more psychological problems than usual among the public. During this epidemic, the use of social media was very high, and several studies confirmed a positive correlation between social media use and people’s psychological problems. The Chinese government has subsequently implemented a series of policies concerning the social media environment to tackle this “infodemic”. After the containment of the first COVID-19 outbreak, China saw a new wave of COVID-19 cases in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province in January 2021. How the optimized social media could have impacted public mental health remained to be revealed. Our research data come from an online survey of Chinese residents during the regional epidemic in Shijiazhuang, with a total of 904 valid samples from 18 different provinces in China. The results showed that this new round of outbreaks caused a high incidence of depression (38.9%) among the public. Compared with relatively advantaged groups, disadvantaged groups have a higher depression. Attributed to the optimization of the social media environment, the prevalence of social media use during the epidemic helped to markedly mitigate anxieties from depression. This is particularly demonstrated in vulnerable groups. We found, for the first time, a change in the relationship between social media use and resident depression, and more importantly, a stronger correlation between social media use and depression in relatively disadvantaged groups. Therefore, during the epidemic, actively optimizing the social media environment has a significant and positive effect on the mental health of residents, especially vulnerable groups.

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“…В исследовании [25], в котором проводилось сравнение психологического статуса между населением в целом и пациентами с ОФБ во время пандемии COVID-19, было отмечено, что пациенты с ОФБ демонстрируют более высокий психологический стресс, депрессивные симптомы и тревогу во время быстрого роста вспышки COVID-19, что представляет собой умеренное психологическое расстройство, при этом женщины больше страдали от психологического стресса по сравнению с мужчинами.…”

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Orofacial and facial pain during the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) pandemic. Choosing a non-steroid anti-inflammator – focus on nimesulide

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Doctors of various specialties face orofacial and facial pain in their practice: dentists, maxillofacial surgeons, neurologists, neurosurgeons, otorhinolaryngologists, therapists, general practitioners, traumatologists, ophthalmologists, psychotherapists, physiotherapists, aesthetic medicine doctors, anesthesiologists, plastic surgeons and other specialists. The novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) pandemic, spread by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has become a challenge for all medical specialties and health care systems around the world. The respiratory system is the dominant target of SARS-CoV-2. The oral mucosa is also highly susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection, due to the wide distribution of angiotensin-converting enzyme type II receptors in the oral cavity. We searched the literature for the period from the beginning of the pandemic until August 22, 2022, on the study of the association of orofacial pain with a new coronavirus infection COVID-19 in the electronic search engines PubMed and Scopus. Analysis of the found sources indicates an increase in the frequency of various types of orofacial pain associated with 1) violation of dentoalveolar and related structures during the COVID-19 pandemic; 2) temporomandibular disorders; 3) with damage or disease of the cranial nerves; and 4) like manifestations of primary headache. This growth is due both directly to the infection caused by SARS-CoV-2, its complications, and to a complex of biopsychosocial factors directly related to the pandemic. In the second part of the article, as part of the review, the possibility of using nimesulide for the treatment of orofacial and facial pain during the COVID-19 pandemic is discussed. The choice of nimesulide is supported by 1) the likely coadjuvant effect of nimesulide in the treatment of COVID-19; 2) positive experience with the use of nimesulide in the treatment of facial and orofacial pain in the period preceding the COVID-19 pandemic; 3) the safety of using nimesulide in comorbid patients, who are the main risk group for the development and severe course of COVID-19.

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Are individuals with orofacial pain more prone to psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic?

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Adverse Impacts of Temporomandibular Disorders Symptoms and Tooth Loss on Psychological States and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life During the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown

Adverse Impacts of Temporomandibular Disorders Symptoms and Tooth Loss on Psychological States and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life During the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown

Group Differences: The Relationship between Social Media Use and Depression during the Outbreak of COVID-19 in China

Orofacial and facial pain during the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) pandemic. Choosing a non-steroid anti-inflammator – focus on nimesulide

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