Abstract:

The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between Covid-19 vaccination status and anxiety levels of patients who apply to the Restorative Dentistry Clinic of Çukurova University Faculty of Dentistry.This study was conducted on patients who came to the Department of Restorative Dentistry for treatment between December 2021 and February 2022. A total of 325 people, 288 of whom were vaccinated and 37 were unvaccinated, participated in this study. SPSS 25.0 software was used for statistical analysis, and the significance level was accepted as p<0.05.There was no significant relationship between gender, marital status, having a child, and working status with vaccination status (p>0.05). The rate of postponing dental treatments in vaccinated patients (44.4%) was statistically more significant than in non-vaccinated patients (21.6%) (p=0.008). The education level with the highest rate of vaccination is university graduate (97.3%), illiterate patient group (90%) and postgraduate (90%) patients. When the relationship between vaccination status and age range was examined, the prevalence in the 16-19 age range (16.7%) in vaccinated patients was significantly lower than in unvaccinated patients (51.4%) (p<0.001). After the administration of Covid-19 vaccines, there was a decrease in the anxiety of patients who had dental treatments about the risk of transmission. However, the Covid-19 vaccine is intended to alleviate the symptoms of the disease and does not prevent transmission; It is important to raise awareness of the patient on this issue and to continue with mutual protective measures.

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