Challenges of Oral Radiography Prescriptions During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Shiraz, Iran
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چکیده
Background: Considering the severity of COVID-19 outbreak and its rapid person-to-person transmission challenges it has brought about in dentistry, especially intraoral radiography, following established guidelines prescribing radiographs is great prominence. Objectives: We aimed to evaluate necessity prescribed estimate number unnecessary prescriptions during pandemic. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 143 patients with a mean age 29.36 ± 14.11 years who visited Radiology Department Shiraz Dental School peak outbreak. Information, including gender, age, systemic diseases, referring department, type urgency collected using checklist. Chi-squared test Fisher’s exact were run assess relationships between variables. Results: Among all referred Department, endodontics oral medicine departments accounted for highest percentage referrals. The relationship radiography dental significant (P < 0.05). lowest rate referrals reported Endodontics (13.3%), whereas attributed aesthetic restorative dentistry (73.3%). There association department (extraoral/intraoral). Orthodontics only more extraoral radiograph than radiographs. One-third half unnecessary, difference pandemic = 0.019). Conclusions: Although there been some success development vaccines, this will not be easily eradicated. Therefore, crucial follow postpone procedures improve safety our community world general.
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عنوان ژورنال: shiraz e medical journal
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1735-1391']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/semj.112779