Can children's oral hygiene and sleep routines be compromised during the COVID‐19 pandemic?. Issue 1 (13th October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Baptista, Ana Sofia; Prado, Ivana Meyer; Perazzo, Matheus França; Pinho, Teresa; Paiva, Saul Martins; Pordeus, Isabela Almeida; Serra‐Negra, Júnia Maria
• Is Part Of: International journal of paediatric dentistry. Volume 31:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 12
• Page End: 19
• Publication Date: 2020-10-13
• Subjects: COVID‐19 -- epidemiology -- oral hygiene -- sleep disorders; Pedodontics -- Periodicals; 617.645
• DOI: 10.1111/ipd.12732
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0960-7439

Abstract

Abstract: Background: During COVID‐19 pandemic, children are confined at home, with changes in family routines. Aim: Evaluate sleep disorders among Brazilian and Portuguese children during social distancing, and its association with parental perception of child's oral hygiene. Design: In this cross‐sectional study, Portuguese and Brazilian parents/caregivers of 3‐ to 15‐year‐old children, practicing social distancing due to COVID‐19 pandemic, answered an online questionnaire, from April 24‐26, 2020, evaluating sociodemographic characteristics, child's school activities online, child's sleep quality during social distancing. Two questions from the questionnaire, developed based on previous studies, evaluated the parental perception of child's oral hygiene quality and routine changes during social distancing. Parents/caregivers answered five domains of the Portuguese‐language version of the Sleep Disturbances Scale for Children, evaluating sleep‐breathing disorders, disorders of arousal, sleep‐wake transition disorders, disorders of excessive somnolence and sleep hyperhidrosis. Descriptive, Linear‐by‐linear association, Kruskal‐Wallis and post hoc analysis were performed ( P ≤ .05). Results: Participated in the study 253 parents/caregivers, 50.2% from Brazil. Most parents (72.2%) reported changes in child's routine during social distancing. Sleep breathing disorders ( P = .019), sleep‐wake transition disorders ( P = .022), and disorders of excessive somnolence ( P < .001) were associated with poor oral hygiene during social distancing. Conclusion: Sleep disorders are associated with poor oral hygiene during social distancing.