https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/639343
標題: | The usage of dental cone-beam computed tomography during the COVID-19 pandemic (from 2020 to 2022): A survey of a regional hospital in the northern Taiwan | 作者: | Cheng, Feng Chou Li, Yu Hung Wei, Yuh Fen Chen, Chien Jung Chen, Mu Hsiung CHUN-PIN CHIANG |
關鍵字: | Cone-beam computed tomography | COVID-19 pandemic | Dental implants | Dentistry | 公開日期: | 1-一月-2023 | 來源出版物: | Journal of Dental Sciences | 摘要: | Background/purpose: In Taiwan, cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) has already widely used in dentistry. This study explored preliminarily the usage of dental CBCT during the COVID-19 pandemic (from 2020 to 2022) through a survey of a regional hospital in the northern Taiwan. Materials and methods: This study used purposeful sampling to select a regional hospital in the northern Taiwan to survey its usage of dental CBCT during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: In the surveyed hospital, the number of patients' visits for the usage of dental CBCT increased from 355 in 2020 to 449 in 2021 and further to 488 in 2022 with a growth rate of 37.46 %, while the growth rates compared to the previous year were 26.48 % in 2021 and 8.69 % in 2022, respectively. There were a total of 1292 patients' visits for the dental CBCT. The ages of the 1292 patients (573 males and 719 females) ranged from 4 to 89 years. The 50-59-year age group had the highest number of patients’ visits (371, 28.72 %), followed in a descending order by the 60-69-year (293, 22.68 %) and 40-49-year (206, 15.94 %) age groups. The dental CBCT was used mainly for the assessment of dental implants, accounting for 1148 (78.85 %) of the total 1456 irradiations. Conclusion: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the medical services for dental care and treatments in Taiwan are still maintained normally, and the dental CBCT is also used widely and popularly by the dental patients of all ages, various dental procedures, and various dental specialties. |
URI: | https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/639343 | ISSN: | 19917902 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.jds.2023.10.032 |
顯示於: | 醫學院附設醫院 (臺大醫院) |
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