Research Article

Endodontic Emergencies Encountered in a Tertiary Dental Hospital during the Periods of Prelockdown, Lockdown, and Sequential Unlock Phases of the First Wave of COVID-19 in Ahmedabad City, India

Table 2

Agewise distribution of patients during various time periods.

Time periods15–25 n (%)26–35 n (%)36–45 n (%)46–55 n (%)56–65 n (%)>75 n (%)Total n (%)χ2 ( value)

Prelockdown202 (20.80)278 (28.63)227 (23.38)135 (13.90)97 (9.90)32 (3.30)971 (17.04)38.63 (<0.001)
Lockdown78 (21.19)130 (35.33)83 (22.55)51 (13.86)23 (6.25)3 (0.82)368 (6.46)
Sequential unlock1055 (24.20)1216 (27.90)1050 (24.09)675 (15.48)273 (6.26)90 (2.07)4359 (76.50)
Total n (%)1335 (23.43)1624 (28.50)1360 (23.87)861 (15.11)393 (6.90)125 (2.19)5698 (100.0)

Sequential unlock15–25 n (%)26–35 n (%)36–45 n (%)46–55 n (%)56–65 n (%)>75 n (%)Total n (%)χ2 ( value)

Agewise distribution of patients during sequential unlock
Unlock 1156 (23.78)205 (31.25)166 (25.31)84 (12.80)32 (4.88)13 (1.98)656 (15.05)38.37 (0.01)
Unlock 2196 (21.51)260 (28.54)236 (25.91)137 (15.04)58 (6.37)24 (2.63)911 (20.90)
Unlock 3193 (24.62)221 (28.18)196 (25)124 (15.82)45 (5.74)5 (0.64)784 (17.99)
Unlock 4237 (23.51)280 (27.78)220 (21.83)173 (17.15)69 (6.85)29 (2.88)1008 (23.12)
Unlock 5273 (27.3)250 (25)232 (23.2)157 (15.7)69 (6.9)19 (1.9)1000 (22.94)
Total n (%)1055 (24.20)1216 (27.90)1050 (24.09675 (15.49)273 (6.26)90 (2.06)4359 (100.0)