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December, 2021, Vol. 23, No. 4
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Stomatologija 2021; 23 (4): 101-5 181 KB The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes after treatment of odontogenic cysts with decompression followed by surgery Aydin Ozkan*, Sara Samur Erguven*, Gurkan Rasit Bayar*, Metin Sencimen* Summary Objective. The global pandemic outbreak has caused significant limitations in the public’s access to routine dental care. The aim of this study was to evaluate the patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes related to decompression treatment followed by surgery for large odontogenic cysts during COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and methods. The present study were performed in patients (n=11) with large odontogenic cysts treated at our institution between March 2020 to June 2021. Decompression was applied as a part of the conservative approach and followed by surgery. All surgical procedures were performed under local anesthesia. Patient satisfaction related to treatment was recorded via the Likert scale and Visual Analog Scale after the surgery. Gender, age, location of the lesion, histopathological features, pre-and post-decompression size of lesions, decompression time, reduction rate and patients satisfaction values were recorded. Results. The mean age was 27 years and all patients were male. Mean follow-up time was on average 6.45 months. Histologic examination at the time of definitive surgery was 54.5% of the radicular cyst and 45.5% of odontogenic keratocyst. The mean reduction rate was 80.8%. No recurrence were recorded. Patient satisfaction values related to treatment modality were 3.91 for the Likert scale and 79.45% for the VAS scale. 81.8% of patients recommend this treatment modality for prospective patients. Conclusions. Results of this study supported that conservative management of large cystic lesions of jaws with decompression followed by surgery has favorable patient satisfaction scores and predictable to reduce the effects of radical surgery in COVID-19 pandemic. Key words: COVID-19, conservative treatment, decompression, odontogenic cyst, patient satisfaction. Received: 22 08 2021 Accepted for publishing: 20 12 2021 *Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Gülhane Faculty of Dentistry, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey Address correspondence to Sara Samur Erguven, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Gülhane Faculty of Dentistry University of Health Sciences, Emrah Mahallesi, Etlik, Kecioren, 06018 Ankara, Turkey. E-mail address: sara_samur@hotmail.com |
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