COVID-19 Influenced the Epidemiology of Facial Trauma: A Narrative Review, 2020–2024
The implementation of a range of social distancing and lockdown measures during the COVID-19 pandemic were seen to impact on the well-established epidemiology of facial trauma. This narrative review aimed to synthesize the international findings of this effect by evaluating the previously published...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2025-05-01
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| Series: | COVID |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8112/5/5/69 |
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| Summary: | The implementation of a range of social distancing and lockdown measures during the COVID-19 pandemic were seen to impact on the well-established epidemiology of facial trauma. This narrative review aimed to synthesize the international findings of this effect by evaluating the previously published literature. Relevant studies published between 1 January 2020, and 31 December 2024, were identified using four databases: PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, and SAGE Journals. A total of 63 studies across 19 countries were included. Descriptive analysis found that these were predominantly undertaken within oral and maxillofacial surgery departments (<i>n</i> = 48), as a single-center cohort study (<i>n</i> = 56), including greater than 500 patients (<i>n</i> = 22), with a duration of study between 1 and 52 weeks (<i>n</i> = 52). The principal finding was that 83% (<i>n</i> = 52) of studies reported a significant decrease in the number of facial trauma presentations. Falls (<i>n</i> = 35) in a domestic setting (<i>n</i> = 13) were identified, respectively, as the predominant etiology and place of injury. This is an out-of-the-ordinary observation when compared to routinely encountered causes. This study demonstrated that social distancing measures significantly influenced the epidemiology of facial trauma presentations that occurred during the pandemic. |
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| ISSN: | 2673-8112 |