Dental pain prevalence associated with caries experience in pediatric patients in a clinical sample in Mexico
Abstract The aim of this study was to identify if the prevalence of dental pain (past and / or present) is associated with caries experience in Mexican children, as well as to characterize factors associated with dental pain. A cross-sectional study was conducted in a consecutive sample of 309 child...
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| author | César Tadeo HERNÁNDEZ-MARTÍNEZ Sandra Isabel JIMÉNEZ-GAYOSSO Salvador Eduardo LUCAS-RINCÓN Norma Leticia ROBLES-BERMEO Nuria PATIÑO-MARÍN Juan José VILLALOBOS-RODELO Carlo Eduardo MEDINA-SOLÍS Gerardo MAUPOMÉ |
| author_facet | César Tadeo HERNÁNDEZ-MARTÍNEZ Sandra Isabel JIMÉNEZ-GAYOSSO Salvador Eduardo LUCAS-RINCÓN Norma Leticia ROBLES-BERMEO Nuria PATIÑO-MARÍN Juan José VILLALOBOS-RODELO Carlo Eduardo MEDINA-SOLÍS Gerardo MAUPOMÉ |
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| description | Abstract The aim of this study was to identify if the prevalence of dental pain (past and / or present) is associated with caries experience in Mexican children, as well as to characterize factors associated with dental pain. A cross-sectional study was conducted in a consecutive sample of 309 children 2 to 12 years old who were patients at a dental school clinic in Toluca, Mexico. Data were collected from clinical records. The dependent variable had three categories: 0 = have never had dental pain, 1 = had dental pain before the appointment, and 2 = current dental pain. Non-parametric statistical tests were used in the analysis. A multivariate multinomial logistic regression model was generated in Stata 11.0. Average age was 5.71 ± 2.43 years and 50.8% were boys. The joint dmft+DMFT index was 9.11 ± 4.19. It was observed that 56.6% of children did not report having experienced dental pain, 30.7% reported having previously had dental pain, and 12.6% had pain when the clinical appointment took place. In the multivariate model, variables associated (p < .05) with previous dental pain were age (OR = 1.13); the dmft + DMFT index (OR = 1.13), having had a last dental visit for curative/emergency reasons (OR = 2.41) and prior experience of dental trauma (OR = 2.59). For current pain, only the joint dmft + DMFT index (OR = 1.10, p < 0.05) had significant associations. Almost half of the children had experienced dental pain in their lifetime. Since caries experience is a factor associated with dental pain, decreasing caries levels may ameliorate suffering from dental pain in children. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-09f3cc8cb5d74032864999ebdb3d77e82022-12-21T20:11:54ZengSociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa OdontológicaBrazilian Oral Research1807-31072021-06-013510.1590/1807-3107bor-2021.vol35.0076Dental pain prevalence associated with caries experience in pediatric patients in a clinical sample in MexicoCésar Tadeo HERNÁNDEZ-MARTÍNEZhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9604-0135Sandra Isabel JIMÉNEZ-GAYOSSOhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7176-9587Salvador Eduardo LUCAS-RINCÓNhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6622-8054Norma Leticia ROBLES-BERMEOhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8516-9689Nuria PATIÑO-MARÍNhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0056-5901Juan José VILLALOBOS-RODELOhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2693-6144Carlo Eduardo MEDINA-SOLÍShttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1410-9491Gerardo MAUPOMÉhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3590-0864Abstract The aim of this study was to identify if the prevalence of dental pain (past and / or present) is associated with caries experience in Mexican children, as well as to characterize factors associated with dental pain. A cross-sectional study was conducted in a consecutive sample of 309 children 2 to 12 years old who were patients at a dental school clinic in Toluca, Mexico. Data were collected from clinical records. The dependent variable had three categories: 0 = have never had dental pain, 1 = had dental pain before the appointment, and 2 = current dental pain. Non-parametric statistical tests were used in the analysis. A multivariate multinomial logistic regression model was generated in Stata 11.0. Average age was 5.71 ± 2.43 years and 50.8% were boys. The joint dmft+DMFT index was 9.11 ± 4.19. It was observed that 56.6% of children did not report having experienced dental pain, 30.7% reported having previously had dental pain, and 12.6% had pain when the clinical appointment took place. In the multivariate model, variables associated (p < .05) with previous dental pain were age (OR = 1.13); the dmft + DMFT index (OR = 1.13), having had a last dental visit for curative/emergency reasons (OR = 2.41) and prior experience of dental trauma (OR = 2.59). For current pain, only the joint dmft + DMFT index (OR = 1.10, p < 0.05) had significant associations. Almost half of the children had experienced dental pain in their lifetime. Since caries experience is a factor associated with dental pain, decreasing caries levels may ameliorate suffering from dental pain in children.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242021000100256&tlng=enOral HealthChild HealthPainDental CariesEpidemiology |
| spellingShingle | César Tadeo HERNÁNDEZ-MARTÍNEZ Sandra Isabel JIMÉNEZ-GAYOSSO Salvador Eduardo LUCAS-RINCÓN Norma Leticia ROBLES-BERMEO Nuria PATIÑO-MARÍN Juan José VILLALOBOS-RODELO Carlo Eduardo MEDINA-SOLÍS Gerardo MAUPOMÉ Dental pain prevalence associated with caries experience in pediatric patients in a clinical sample in Mexico Brazilian Oral Research Oral Health Child Health Pain Dental Caries Epidemiology |
| title | Dental pain prevalence associated with caries experience in pediatric patients in a clinical sample in Mexico |
| title_full | Dental pain prevalence associated with caries experience in pediatric patients in a clinical sample in Mexico |
| title_fullStr | Dental pain prevalence associated with caries experience in pediatric patients in a clinical sample in Mexico |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dental pain prevalence associated with caries experience in pediatric patients in a clinical sample in Mexico |
| title_short | Dental pain prevalence associated with caries experience in pediatric patients in a clinical sample in Mexico |
| title_sort | dental pain prevalence associated with caries experience in pediatric patients in a clinical sample in mexico |
| topic | Oral Health Child Health Pain Dental Caries Epidemiology |
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