ORAL HEALTH OF COMPLETELY EDENTULOUS PATIENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND ITS IMPACT ON THEIR NUTRITIONAL STATUS: A PILOT STUDY

Authors

Hayat JaberFollow
Elissa HaddadFollow
Carole Abi Ghosn YaredFollow
Jihad FakhouriFollow
Nada El OstaFollow

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic, declared by the WHO on May 2020, has forced governments around the world to adapt several restrictive measures causing difficulties of access to oral healthcare. In Lebanon, a lack of data on these difficulties and their consequences for completely edentulous people prompted the realization of a pilot study evaluating the impact of this pandemic on access to oral healthcare and on the oral health status, oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), and nutritional status of these individuals. The study was conducted at the Removable Prosthodontics Department of the Faculty of Dentistry at Saint-Joseph University of Beirut through a personal interview including the use of the Lebanese version of the Oral Health Impact Profile for Edentulous Patients (OHIP-EDENT) and the Arabic versions of the Activity of Daily Living index (ADL), and the Mini Nutritional Assessment index (MNA) questionnaires, followed by a clinical examination. Data collection from 17 completely edentulous subjects showed high difficulty in accessing oral healthcare and negative repercussions on their oral health, OHRQoL and nutrition.

Recommended Citation

Jaber, Hayat; Haddad, Elissa; Abi Ghosn Yared, Carole; Fakhouri, Jihad; and El Osta, Nada (2022) "ORAL HEALTH OF COMPLETELY EDENTULOUS PATIENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND ITS IMPACT ON THEIR NUTRITIONAL STATUS: A PILOT STUDY," International Arab Journal of Dentistry: Vol. 13: Iss. 2, Article 3.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/iajd/vol13/iss2/3