Toothache and its relationship with caries experience in teenagers
Objective: To verify the prevalence of toothache and its relationship with dental caries experience and treatment needs among schoolchildren aged 12 in the city of Paulínia, São Paulo, Brazil.Methods: The 413 schoolchildren chosen to participate in this survey were selected by systematic random samp...
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| author | Patrícia Rodrigues Gomes Maria da Luz Rosário de Sousa Rafaela Carvalho Silva Sílvia Cypriano Lílian Berta Rihs |
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| description | Objective: To verify the prevalence of toothache and its relationship with dental caries experience and treatment needs among schoolchildren aged 12 in the city of Paulínia, São Paulo, Brazil.Methods: The 413 schoolchildren chosen to participate in this survey were selected by systematic random sampling from public schools and were examined in 2004. The subjects answered a questionnaire and underwent an oral exam. For the statistical analysis, the Mann-Whitney and Chi-squared tests were used. Results: Prevalence of toothache was 22.8% and the DFMT was 0.9 (IC=0.8-1.1). The students that presented toothache showed a higher DFMT index and percentage of decayed teeth than the group that did not report pain (p <0.05). Moreover, schoolchildren who reported toothache had a higher percentage of teeth with restorative treatment needs (p=0.033). The most prevalent treatment needs were restorations in 2 or more surfaces (p=0.017). Conclusion: Although this city presented very low caries experience, a considerable percentage of the adolescents reported having toothache (22.8%), The group with toothache had the worst oral health conditions. Furthermore, in this same group, there were more absences from school and a negative impact on satisfaction with the appearance of the teeth. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7ed74aadd65b42ff92123673ffb0c6622022-12-21T23:57:47ZengFaculdade São Leopoldo MandicRGO: Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia0103-69711981-86372008-01-01564361365Toothache and its relationship with caries experience in teenagersPatrícia Rodrigues GomesMaria da Luz Rosário de SousaRafaela Carvalho SilvaSílvia CyprianoLílian Berta RihsObjective: To verify the prevalence of toothache and its relationship with dental caries experience and treatment needs among schoolchildren aged 12 in the city of Paulínia, São Paulo, Brazil.Methods: The 413 schoolchildren chosen to participate in this survey were selected by systematic random sampling from public schools and were examined in 2004. The subjects answered a questionnaire and underwent an oral exam. For the statistical analysis, the Mann-Whitney and Chi-squared tests were used. Results: Prevalence of toothache was 22.8% and the DFMT was 0.9 (IC=0.8-1.1). The students that presented toothache showed a higher DFMT index and percentage of decayed teeth than the group that did not report pain (p <0.05). Moreover, schoolchildren who reported toothache had a higher percentage of teeth with restorative treatment needs (p=0.033). The most prevalent treatment needs were restorations in 2 or more surfaces (p=0.017). Conclusion: Although this city presented very low caries experience, a considerable percentage of the adolescents reported having toothache (22.8%), The group with toothache had the worst oral health conditions. Furthermore, in this same group, there were more absences from school and a negative impact on satisfaction with the appearance of the teeth.http://www.revistargo.com.br/include/getdoc.php?id=2904&article=766&mode=pdfsaúde bucalcárie dentáriador facialoral healthdental cariesfacial pain |
| spellingShingle | Patrícia Rodrigues Gomes Maria da Luz Rosário de Sousa Rafaela Carvalho Silva Sílvia Cypriano Lílian Berta Rihs Toothache and its relationship with caries experience in teenagers RGO: Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia saúde bucal cárie dentária dor facial oral health dental caries facial pain |
| title | Toothache and its relationship with caries experience in teenagers |
| title_full | Toothache and its relationship with caries experience in teenagers |
| title_fullStr | Toothache and its relationship with caries experience in teenagers |
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| title_short | Toothache and its relationship with caries experience in teenagers |
| title_sort | toothache and its relationship with caries experience in teenagers |
| topic | saúde bucal cárie dentária dor facial oral health dental caries facial pain |
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