Pattern of pediatric emergency dental care during COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia.

Objective: At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was recommended to provide emergency dental care and avoid aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs) when possible. This study aimed to determine how Saudi Arabian pediatric patients utilized emergency dental services at the national level at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and what situations required an AGP.

Methods: Data was collected from all Ministry of Health dental facilities in Saudi Arabia between March and May 2020.

Prevalence and severity of dental caries in school children in Saudi Arabia: A nationwide cross-sectional study.

Aim: This nationwide study assessed the prevalence and severity of dental caries in 6-, 12-, and 15-year-old school children across Saudi Arabia. This study examined differences between genders and among regions regarding the mean values of decayed, missing, and filled teeth (dmft/DMFT), the care index (CI), and the significant caries index (SiC index).

Materials And Methods: Data from 19,870 participants, 10,435 males and 9435 females, were collected using stratified multistage cluster random sampling.