A Survey on the Problems Faced by Patients Undergoing Dental Implants during Coronavirus Pandemic

Aim: To analyse the problems faced by patients with dental implants during the pandemic.

Introduction: Dental implants have been used for a long time in the dental field and continue to dominate the field. Due to this reason, a huge amount of people go for dental implants. However, they have their own drawbacks and this is worsened by the coronavirus pandemic. Patients are unable to reach their dentist in person which sometimes leads to complications. This study hopes to shed more light on the different types of problems faced by patients with dental implants, especially during this pandemic.

Materials and Methods: This study had a sample size of 100 and data was collected using an online questionnaire with a total of 11 questions. The statistical method used to analyse data is SPSS software version 23.

Results: Some of the responses had significant p- values (of 0.001 and 0.101) whereas the others did not.

Conclusion: By the end of the study, it was concluded that most patients with dental implants underwent a lot of problems during the covid pandemic.