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KMID : 1020220210210060695
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Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
2021 Volume.21 No. 6 p.695 ~ p.701
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Effect of worsening family economy due to COVID-19 on gingival bleeding and pain in Korean adolescents
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Kim So-Yeong
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study aimed to determine the effect of COVID-19-induced household economic deterioration on gingival pain and bleeding.
Methods: Data from the 16th Adolescent Health Behavior Survey 2020 were used. A total of 57,925 adolescents were included in this cross-sectional study. We evaluated the worsening of the COVID-19-induced household economic situation, gingival pain, and bleeding. All surveys were assessed in a subjective non-face-to-face online interview. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-squared tests, and logistic regression.
Results: The overall prevalence of gingival pain and bleeding symptoms in the study population was 19.2%. People with COVID-19 were more likely to suffer from gingival pain and gingival bleeding than those who did not have economic deterioration due to COVID-19. There was no economic deterioration due to COVID-19 (aOR=1.048, 95% CI=1.034-1.227) and worsened very much (aOR=1.358, 95% CI=1.164-1.585).
Conclusions: There were more cases of gingival pain and gingival bleeding, which are early symptoms of periodontal disease, in patients with COVID-19 compared to cases without deterioration of the household economic situation due to COVID-19. It is necessary to measure and study gingival bleeding objectively rather than relying on self-reports.
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KEYWORD
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Adolescents, Blood, COVID-19, Gingiva, Pain
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