People have always coped with their dental issues on their own until they have an exacerbation of the symptoms. During this pandemic, there had people suffering from various dental issues, yet they have either overlooked or coped with these issues on their own. There are cases reported of harmful effects of improper use of home remedies and the hazardous effect of over-the-counter medications. Hence, this survey concentrates on the various dental problems they have faced and how they overcame them during this pandemic. Coping up with dental problems during the pandemic patient’s perspective-a questionnaire study. This questionnaire study was conducted in our department with a total sample size n = 805 with only the residents of Chennai with an open-ended questionnaire containing 21 questions. All the patients who walked into the department were included in the study based on the inclusion criteria such as age above 18 years, willingness to participate, faced any dental issues during the lockdown, there was a time lag between their issue and the treatment and all the answers were digitalised and sent for statistical analysis
