Evaluation of The Change of Online Search Trend Regarding Orthodontic Treatment Before and After the Covid-19 Pandemic in Egypt | ||||
| Dental Science Updates | ||||
| Article 6, Volume 6, Issue 1, March 2025, Page 43-49 PDF (1.14 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/dsu.2025.283033.1234 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Wajan Ali Mohammed   1; Waleed Refaat Elnaggar2; Walaa Elsayed el gemaey2
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| 1Faculty of dentistry | ||||
| 2Orthodontic, faculty of dentistry and oral surgery, Suez canal university, Ismailia, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: COVID-19, a highly infectious disease, has rapidly spread throughout the world in a short span of time and led to a major public health issue. And most dental clinics were closed. Regular orthodontic visits were strongly and widely interrupted. Millions of orthodontic patients were unable to complete their treatment and missed their monthly visits during this period. Orthodontic patients tend to receive information by using numerous social media platforms and applications to source health information, look for solutions, and communicate and share experiences. Aim: To evaluate the change in the online search trend regarding orthodontic treatment terms before and after the Covid-19 pandemic using google trend data from the Google search engine in Egypt. Materials and methods: Google Trends application was searched for orthodontic treatment terms on Google for the last years from September 2018 to December 2021. Then Save the graphs and Excel table for each English and Arabic orthodontic term. Search results were recorded separately for all English orthodontic keywords (Orthodontic, Braces, Braces get, Braces removal, Braces pain, Clear aligners). Results: An increase in all orthodontic English and Arabic term searches was observed before covid- 19, and a large decrease in the quantity of orthodontic term searches was noted during and after the lockdown in 2020/2021. Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic has had an effect on orthodontic- related search queries. English and Arabic terms searches was noted to be increased in quantity before COVID-19 than during and after COVID-19. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| COVID-19 pandemic; Google Trends; orthodontic treatment; Invisalign | ||||
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