id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-307929-286i4rue Bustati, Nour The Impact Of COVID-19 Pandemic on Patients Receiving Orthodontic Treatment- An Online Questionnaire Cross Sectional Study 2020-10-23 .txt text/plain 3146 191 58 Background The spread of COVID-19 has led to a major public health issue; most dental clinics were closed and millions of orthodontic patients were unable to complete their treatment, this study aimed to assess the challenges faced by patients receiving orthodontic treatment and their proffered solutions to overcoming these challenges during this pandemic. Those who answered with ''did not miss any visit'' were directed into the submit page while the other respondents were able to proceed to the third section( the reason for missing the appointments, communication with the orthodontist, main concern, degree of agreement towards closing of clinics) and the last section was about the problems they faced and their ways to address that. Being in high risk of infection, most dental clinics were closed which put the patients who were receiving orthodontic treatment in complicated situation since they require regular visits to their orthodontist for a long period of time. ./cache/cord-307929-286i4rue.txt ./txt/cord-307929-286i4rue.txt