Volume 26, Issue 124, June 2022

Impact of covid-19 pandemic on the consumption of herbal products and its effect on oral and dental health: A cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia

Khaled Aldalaan¹, Khalid Alhazmi¹, Abdulmajeed Alrumi^1♦, Sliuman Alnashwan¹, Tariq AlSwayyed^2,3

¹Doctor of Dental Medicine, College of Dentistry, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
²Assistant Professor, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi Arabia
³Consultant Restorative Dentistry, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

^♦Corresponding author
College of Dentistry, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

Objective: The purpose of the study was to investigate, assess and explore the impact of herbal products and their effects on oral and dental health in Saudi Arabia. Materials and methods: It is a cross-sectional analytical study conducted in Saudi Arabia. Data were collected from laypeople in Saudi Arabia using a convenient sampling technique distributed electronically. A total of 20 questions were entered, including demographic variables, the usage of herbal products, and possible effects of oral and dental health. Data were analyzed using the SPSS statistical software version 23, and results with a p-value of equal or less than a level of 0.05 were considered significant. Results: 282 females and 103 males have filled the questionnaire in a total of 385. It was observed that about two-thirds of participants 69.9% and 66.8% used lemon and orange. Most of the participants used the herbal immune boosters less than one month 41.8% and 80.5% used these products one time per day. The majority of the participants 94.0% continued dental hygiene practices. Conclusion: COVID-19 pandemic made people try to enhance their immunity by consuming herbal immune boosters' products that may have some consequences on their oral health and dental well-being.

Keywords: COVID-19, Oral Health, Dental Health, Dental Esthetics, Tooth Shade, Immunity, Herbal Immune Boosters

Medical Science, 2022, 26, ms204e2270

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v26i124/ms204e2270

Published: 03 June 2022