TY - JOUR AU - Martina, Stefano AU - Amato, Alessandra AU - Faccioni, Paolo AU - Iandolo, Alfredo AU - Amato, Massimo AU - Rongo, Roberto PY - 2021 DA - 2021/04/07 TI - The perception of COVID-19 among Italian dental patients: an orthodontic point of view JO - Progress in Orthodontics SP - 11 VL - 22 IS - 1 AB - The present study aimed to investigate the patients’ perception of the dental practice during the COVID-19 outbreak, and whether the pandemic will affect the attendance of orthodontic patients at the dental practice. An online questionnaire, including the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4), was submitted to Italian dental patients with items about their perceived risks when going to the dentist, concerns about continuing orthodontic treatment, and the onset of temporomandibular disorders (TMD). Data were analyzed with a chi-square test and logistic regression analysis. The level of significance was set at P < 0.05. SN - 2196-1042 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40510-021-00355-7 DO - 10.1186/s40510-021-00355-7 ID - Martina2021 ER -