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Article

Self-Reported Dietary Choices and Oral Health Care Needs during COVID-19 Quarantine: A Cross-Sectional Study

by
Elzbieta Paszynska
1,*,†,
Szczepan Cofta
2,†,
Amadeusz Hernik
1,
Justyna Otulakowska-Skrzynska
1,
Daria Springer
2,
Magdalena Roszak
3,
Aleksandra Sidor
4,† and
Piotr Rzymski
4,5,†
1
Department of Integrated Dentistry, Poznan University of Medical Sciences (PUMS), 60-812 Poznan, Poland
2
Department of Pulmonology, Allergology and Respiratory Oncology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences (PUMS), Szamarzewskiego 82/84, 60-569 Poznan, Poland
3
Department of Computer Science and Statistics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences (PUMS), 60-806 Poznan, Poland
4
Department of Environmental Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences (PUMS), 60-806 Poznan, Poland
5
Integrated Science Association (ISA), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), 60-806 Poznan, Poland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Nutrients 2022, 14(2), 313; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14020313
Submission received: 23 December 2021 / Revised: 6 January 2022 / Accepted: 10 January 2022 / Published: 13 January 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nutrition within and beyond Corona Virus)
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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the healthcare system, including dentistry. However, it is not entirely clear whether affected patients’ willingness for regular dental visits and preventive behaviors with regards oral hygiene and diet. This is essential to understanding the potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the acceleration of dental issues in the future. It was aimed at checking the level of dental visit avoidance, self-reported oral health needs, and dietary changes. This cross-sectional questionnaire study conducted in Poland (n = 2574; mean age 44.4 ± 15.6; female 56.3%) assessed nutritional habits and dental care changes during the COVID-19 pandemic. As demonstrated, nearly half of the responders (47.1%) avoided regular dental visits, while only 0.5% used online consultations. Fears related to potential cross-contamination in dental offices dropped from 25% to 11.4% and were associated with increased BMI and age (p < 0.05). Sweet snacking/drinking confirmed 19.1%/33.2% subjects. Self-reported oral health care needs (tooth stain, calculus, gingivitis, loss of fillings) were related to frequent snacking and poor oral hygiene (p < 0.05). The study highlights that pandemic periods are covered by eating and drinking changes combined with inadequate hygiene and dental care impose health complaints in the oral cavity. This can magnify both nutritional and interrelated oral health issues, highlighting the need to implement preventive and mitigation measures.
Keywords: COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2; oral epidemiology; oral health; public dentistry; dietary habits; BMI; overweight COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2; oral epidemiology; oral health; public dentistry; dietary habits; BMI; overweight

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Paszynska, E.; Cofta, S.; Hernik, A.; Otulakowska-Skrzynska, J.; Springer, D.; Roszak, M.; Sidor, A.; Rzymski, P. Self-Reported Dietary Choices and Oral Health Care Needs during COVID-19 Quarantine: A Cross-Sectional Study. Nutrients 2022, 14, 313. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14020313

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Paszynska E, Cofta S, Hernik A, Otulakowska-Skrzynska J, Springer D, Roszak M, Sidor A, Rzymski P. Self-Reported Dietary Choices and Oral Health Care Needs during COVID-19 Quarantine: A Cross-Sectional Study. Nutrients. 2022; 14(2):313. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14020313

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Paszynska, Elzbieta, Szczepan Cofta, Amadeusz Hernik, Justyna Otulakowska-Skrzynska, Daria Springer, Magdalena Roszak, Aleksandra Sidor, and Piotr Rzymski. 2022. "Self-Reported Dietary Choices and Oral Health Care Needs during COVID-19 Quarantine: A Cross-Sectional Study" Nutrients 14, no. 2: 313. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14020313

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Paszynska, E., Cofta, S., Hernik, A., Otulakowska-Skrzynska, J., Springer, D., Roszak, M., Sidor, A., & Rzymski, P. (2022). Self-Reported Dietary Choices and Oral Health Care Needs during COVID-19 Quarantine: A Cross-Sectional Study. Nutrients, 14(2), 313. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14020313

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