Mizuho Yamazaki-Takai, Yumi Saito, Shoichi Ito, Moe Ogihara-Takeda, Tsuyoshi Katsumata, Ryo Kobayashi, Shuta Nakagawa, Tomoko Nishino, Namiko Fukuoka, Kota Hosono, Mai Yamasaki, Yosuke Yamazaki, Yuto Tsuruya, Arisa Yamaguchi, Yorimasa Ogata
PURPOSE: This study investigated the relationship between the number of days that hospital visits were postponed and changes in clinical parameters due to the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), after the Japanese government declared a state of emergency in April 2020. METHODS: Regarding the status of postponement of appointments, we analyzed the patients who had visited the Nihon University Hospital at Matsudo for more than 1 year for supportive periodontal therapy (SPT) and classified them into low-, moderate- and high-risk subgroups according to the periodontal risk assessment (PRA)...
June 28, 2023: Journal of Periodontal & Implant Science