Determinant factors of toothache in 8- and 9-year-old schoolchildren, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence, severity and impact of toothache among schoolchildren associated with socio-demographic variables (gender, degree of maternal schooling, economic group, and oral health status). Six hundred and one 8- and 9-year-old children were r...
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| author | Eliane Paula Reis Barrêtto Efigênia Ferreira e Ferreira Isabela Almeida Pordeus |
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| description | A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence, severity and impact of toothache among schoolchildren associated with socio-demographic variables (gender, degree of maternal schooling, economic group, and oral health status). Six hundred and one 8- and 9-year-old children were randomly selected from schools in Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. After formal authorization was obtained from their parents, the children were interviewed and clinically examined by a single examiner. The Chi squared test was applied and the odds ratio obtained. The prevalence of toothache was 45.9% (276/601), of which 15.6% (94/601) had occurred during the previous month. Among the children who had experienced pain, 39.4% (109/276) classified its severity as intense or very intense. Nearly 35% (96/276) were awoken by the pain, and 63.8% (176/276) were unable to carry out daily tasks as a result. The prevalence of pain was greater among children from less privileged economic groups, in which the mothers' level of schooling was lower (0-7 years of formal study) and who showed poorer conditions of oral health, determined by the presence of dental and periodontal pathology (p<0.05). Gender did not influence either the experience of toothache or its severity and impact. The prevalence of toothache found in the age group between 8 and 9 years is very high and associated to social determinants and poorer conditions of oral health. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-238a4da9125a4746972f58c7d30c458d2022-12-22T03:21:12ZengSociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa OdontológicaBrazilian Oral Research1806-83242009-06-0123212413010.1590/S1806-83242009000200006Determinant factors of toothache in 8- and 9-year-old schoolchildren, Belo Horizonte, MG, BrazilEliane Paula Reis BarrêttoEfigênia Ferreira e FerreiraIsabela Almeida PordeusA cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence, severity and impact of toothache among schoolchildren associated with socio-demographic variables (gender, degree of maternal schooling, economic group, and oral health status). Six hundred and one 8- and 9-year-old children were randomly selected from schools in Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. After formal authorization was obtained from their parents, the children were interviewed and clinically examined by a single examiner. The Chi squared test was applied and the odds ratio obtained. The prevalence of toothache was 45.9% (276/601), of which 15.6% (94/601) had occurred during the previous month. Among the children who had experienced pain, 39.4% (109/276) classified its severity as intense or very intense. Nearly 35% (96/276) were awoken by the pain, and 63.8% (176/276) were unable to carry out daily tasks as a result. The prevalence of pain was greater among children from less privileged economic groups, in which the mothers' level of schooling was lower (0-7 years of formal study) and who showed poorer conditions of oral health, determined by the presence of dental and periodontal pathology (p<0.05). Gender did not influence either the experience of toothache or its severity and impact. The prevalence of toothache found in the age group between 8 and 9 years is very high and associated to social determinants and poorer conditions of oral health.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242009000200006ChildToothacheSocioeconomic factors |
| spellingShingle | Eliane Paula Reis Barrêtto Efigênia Ferreira e Ferreira Isabela Almeida Pordeus Determinant factors of toothache in 8- and 9-year-old schoolchildren, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil Brazilian Oral Research Child Toothache Socioeconomic factors |
| title | Determinant factors of toothache in 8- and 9-year-old schoolchildren, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil |
| title_full | Determinant factors of toothache in 8- and 9-year-old schoolchildren, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Determinant factors of toothache in 8- and 9-year-old schoolchildren, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determinant factors of toothache in 8- and 9-year-old schoolchildren, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil |
| title_short | Determinant factors of toothache in 8- and 9-year-old schoolchildren, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil |
| title_sort | determinant factors of toothache in 8 and 9 year old schoolchildren belo horizonte mg brazil |
| topic | Child Toothache Socioeconomic factors |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242009000200006 |
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