Abstract
Quality of life (QoL) is a composite measure that reflects the overall level of satisfaction and well-being that a person experiences in their daily life. Understanding QoL is key to providing care and rehabilitation to patients, and issues identified during a QoL self-assessment may indicate the need to modify and improve treatment. It is widely recognized that COVID-19 has a diverse symptomatic spectrum. For the above reasons, COVID-19 can lead to a deterioration in health-related quality of life in both the short and long terms. The direct impact of COVID-19 on quality of life indicators, as well as the impact of coronavirus disease on dental health in general, served as a prerequisite for writing this article.
 The purpose of our study is to analyse the impact of COVID-19 on the quality of life of patients in dental practice.
 Materials and methods: all patients were interviewed for self-assessment of quality of life using the 36item Short Form-36 questionnaire.
 Results and Discussion: the obtained results among patients in group 1 and group 2 indicated a significant deterioration in both physical and psychological health components. The physical functioning (PF) score indicated average physical activity. The results of the impact of physical condition on role functioning (RP) reflected limitations in performing daily activities, both at work and at home. The pain intensity score (BP) indicated moderate body discomfort. The result for general health (GH) indicated the possibility of problems with general health and self-esteem. The vitality score (VT) indicated an average level of energy. The result obtained for the social functioning (SF) score indicated severe limitations in the social and psychological aspects of life. The value of the impact of the emotional state on role functioning (RE) indicated a significant effect of emotional difficulties on the patients' ability to perform habitual activities. The indicator of selfassessment of mental health (MH) indicated emotional and mental difficulties.
 Conclusions: This research demonstrates the ability of COVID-19 to cause long-term problems that directly affect the quality of life of patients and, accordingly, the possibility of developing dental diseases and their favourable prognosis.
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