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- Title
Factors associated with dental pain in toddlers detected using the dental discomfort questionnaire.
- Authors
Fernandes, Izabella Barbosa; Reis-Sá, Patrícia; Gomes, Rafaela Lopes; Costa, Luciane Rezende; Ramos-Jorge, Joana; Ramos-Jorge, Maria Letícia; Reis-Sá, PatrIcia; Ramos-Jorge, Maria LetIcia
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Dental pain is one of the most common symptoms of untreated oral problems and exerts a strong impact on the well-being of children.<bold>Aims: </bold>The aim of this study was to evaluate the associated factors with dental pain in children aged 1-3 years using the Brazilian version of the Dental Discomfort Questionnaire (DDQ-B).<bold>Methods: </bold>A cross-sectional study was conducted in the city of Diamantina, Brazil. A total of 318 randomly selected children were submitted to an oral clinical examination for the evaluation of tooth injuries and dental caries (International Caries Detection and Assessment System, [ICDAS]). The caregivers of the children were asked to answer the DDQ-B as well as a questionnaire addressing demographic and socioeconomic aspects of the family. Statistical analysis was performed and involved the description of frequencies as well as Poisson hierarchical regression analysis.<bold>Results: </bold>Dental pain was associated with a household income less than the Brazilian minimum monthly wage (Prevalence ratios [PRs] = 1.33, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.07-1.66, P = 0.011) and dental caries in dentin - ICDAS codes 5 and 6 (PR = 1.48, 95% CI: 1.13-1.94, P = 0.004).<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Greater frequencies of dental pain were found in 1-3-year-old children from families with a low monthly income and dental caries with visible dentin with or without pulp involvement.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; TOOTHACHE; PEDIATRIC dentistry; DIAGNOSIS of dental caries; SOCIOECONOMICS; DENTAL caries; INCOME; PSYCHOLOGY of parents; TEETH injuries; EDUCATIONAL attainment; PAIN measurement; CROSS-sectional method; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Journal of the Indian Society of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, 2018, Vol 36, Issue 3, p250
- ISSN
0970-4388
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.4103/JISPPD.JISPPD_167_17