Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact not only on everyday life but, above all, on the functioning of medical entities. During its duration, there were problems with access to health care, including maxillofacial surgery departments. The aim of the study is to analyze how the pandemic affected the surgical results of the treatment of osteonecrosis of the jaws at the Clinic of Maxillofacial Surgery in Poznań which delivers services in maxillofacial surgery for almost 4.5 million inhabitants in Poland. We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients' medical records before and during the pandemic restrictions. The data was obtained by entering the appropriate passwords and ICD-10 diagnoses (e.g., M87) in the hospital's IT system. The obtained information was subjected to statistical analysis. The number of patients before and during the pandemic did not differ significantly. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the waiting time of patients after admission to the hospital for surgery and the total time of hospitalization were shortened. The number of complications was similar in both groups. However, the waiting time for a follow-up visit was longer during restriction time. The COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on the course of surgical treatment in patients with osteonecrosis of the jaws. The outcomes of the medical procedure remained consistent with the ones observed before the implementation of restrictions. This is likely due to the urgency of the illness. Despite the pandemic, a critical condition called osteonecrosis of the jaw was treated promptly.
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