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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

The Influence of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on TMJ Disorders, OSAS and BMI.

Sabina Saccomanno, Stefano Saran, Martina De Luca, Rodolfo Francesco Mastrapasqua, Luca Raffaelli, Luca Levrini

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Sabina SaccomannoDepartment of Health, Life and Environmental Science, University of L'Aquila, Piazza Salvatore Tommasi, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.
Stefano SaranDepartment of Human Sciences, Innovation and Territory, School of Dentistry, Postgraduate of Orthodontics, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy.
Martina De LucaDental School, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Rodolfo Francesco MastrapasquaENT Department, Rivoli Hospital, ASL TORINO 3, 10098 Torino, Italy.
Luca RaffaelliDental School, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Luca LevriniDepartment of Human Sciences, Innovation and Territory, School of Dentistry, Postgraduate of Orthodontics, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2412-7765
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · ITUniversity of Insubria · ITOspedale di Rivoli · ITUniversity of L'Aquila · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The pandemic of the 21st century had a significant influence on the lives of the world population in a negative way. This situation determined a change of lifestyle; it caused the necessity of social isolation for a great number of people. In fact, people tended to avoid crowded environments, social events, to reduce medical checks and sports activities, favoring sedentary life because of fear of the virus. This social attitude brought a high level of stress that worsened many health conditions. This study has the aim of evaluating the possible influence of the pandemic on temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and body mass index (BMI). An anonymized survey, available in two languages (Italian and English), was given to 208 patients from different private dental practices. In this questionnaire, the patients shared experiences about their life during the pandemic. The article highlighted that during this health emergency, there was an increase in body weight in the considered sample. This brought a worsening of OSAS in 65% of patients with a previous diagnosis. Eventually, an increase in TMJ disorders and orofacial pain was reported.

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COVID-19Sleep Apnea, ObstructiveTemporomandibular Joint DisordersBody Mass IndexHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2body mass indexobstructive sleep apnea syndromeorofacial painSARS-CoV-2 pandemictemporomandibular joint disorders

Identifiers

PMID35742398
PMCPMC9222869
OpenAlexW4281692412

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