Table 3 Section 3: Handling emergencies during the pandemic
From: Patients’ perceptions of orthodontic treatment experiences during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study
Question | Response | Number | % Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
Did you have any emergency during the pandemic? | No | 117 | 76% |
Yes | 32 | 21% | |
Unanswered | 5 | 3% | |
If you had any emergency, how do you classify your orthodontic emergency? | Severe | 7 | 4.55% |
Moderate | 17 | 11.04% | |
Minor | 8 | 5.19% | |
Unanswered | 122 | 79.22% | |
What was the nature of the emergency? (you can choose more than one) | Loose appliance | 1 | 0.6% |
Loose mini-screw | 3 | 1.95% | |
Detached braces | 11 | 7.14% | |
Wire out/poking | 16 | 10.39% | |
Unanswered | 123 | 79.9% | |
How did you handle your emergency? | Called my provider and solved Issue over the phone | 9 | 5.8% |
I handled the issue myself | 11 | 7.1% | |
Went for an emergency appointment | 12 | 7.79% | |
Unanswered | 122 | 79.22% | |
How urgent you felt the need to be seen by an orthodontist for your emergency during the pandemic? | Extremely Necessarily | 4 | 2.6% |
Necessary | 17 | 11.0% | |
Neutral | 9 | 5.8% | |
Unnecessary | 2 | 1.3% | |
Unanswered | 122 | 79.2% | |
I want to see my orthodontist for an emergency during the pandemic to: | Handle the emergency | 0 | 0% |
Handle the emergency and do the regular checkup appointment | 0 | 0% | |
Only for a consult, I am afraid to be operated on during the Pandemic | 0 | 0% | |
Unanswered | 154 | 100% | |
Do you believe your treatment would be delayed if the emergency were not handled by your orthodontist in the pandemic? | Strongly agree | 5 | 3.25% |
Agree | 7 | 4.55% | |
Neutral | 12 | 7.79% | |
Disagree | 6 | 3.90% | |
Unanswered | 124 | 80.52% |