Oral foci of infection in pediatric population during COVID-19 omicron pandemic era

Abstract

Caries is a multifactorial disease that involves a majority of the pediatric population. If not diagnosed and treated, it can lead to severe consequences affecting the permanent dentition. The objective of this study is to assess the prevalence of oral foci of infection in a multispeciality hospital during pandemic in Chennai, South India. Majority of the patients examined had caries.

Keywords

• dental caries
• paediatric patients
• prevalence
• sars-cov-2
• covid-19
• omicron
• therapy