Pain Perception Before Endodontic Treatment: from Primary Care to Specialized Care
Objective: To analyze patients’ pain perception requiring endodontic treatment referred to a Dental Specialties Center. Material and Methods: Data was collected through a self-administered questionnaire for patients about their experience of pain and another for endodontists about the treatment perf...
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2022-06-01
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| author | Rafael Franco Lima Maria Beatriz Pires Magalhães Douglas Vaz Oliveira Daniel Augusto Sabadini Freitas Efigênia Ferreira Ferreira Renata Castro Martins |
| author_facet | Rafael Franco Lima Maria Beatriz Pires Magalhães Douglas Vaz Oliveira Daniel Augusto Sabadini Freitas Efigênia Ferreira Ferreira Renata Castro Martins |
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| description | Objective: To analyze patients’ pain perception requiring endodontic treatment referred to a Dental Specialties Center. Material and Methods: Data was collected through a self-administered questionnaire for patients about their experience of pain and another for endodontists about the treatment performed. The results were analyzed descriptively using Pearson’s Chi-square test and Fisher’s Exact test, with Bonferroni correction (p≤0.05). Results: The median age of the patients was 39 years, and 71.1% were female. The median waiting time for treatment was five months. Pain was reported by 75.2% of patients, occurred more than one month earlier (63.6%), with moderate/severe intensity (66.9%), and most patients sought emergency treatment more than once (79.1%). In addition, pain was associated with sex (female; p=0.008); moderate/severe intensity (p<0.001); the number of times that patient had to go to the dentist because of the tooth treatment (twice or more; p=0.002); and type of tooth treated (posterior tooth; p=0.002). Conclusion: Severe pain episodes resulted in a repeated search for emergency services, which may overload the primary care service, especially if the waiting time for endodontic treatment is long. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c34417aa576041879c1649a0d21e7d632022-12-22T02:36:23ZengAssociation of Support to Oral Health Research (APESB)Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada1519-05011983-46322022-06-0122Pain Perception Before Endodontic Treatment: from Primary Care to Specialized CareRafael Franco LimaMaria Beatriz Pires MagalhãesDouglas Vaz OliveiraDaniel Augusto Sabadini FreitasEfigênia Ferreira FerreiraRenata Castro MartinsObjective: To analyze patients’ pain perception requiring endodontic treatment referred to a Dental Specialties Center. Material and Methods: Data was collected through a self-administered questionnaire for patients about their experience of pain and another for endodontists about the treatment performed. The results were analyzed descriptively using Pearson’s Chi-square test and Fisher’s Exact test, with Bonferroni correction (p≤0.05). Results: The median age of the patients was 39 years, and 71.1% were female. The median waiting time for treatment was five months. Pain was reported by 75.2% of patients, occurred more than one month earlier (63.6%), with moderate/severe intensity (66.9%), and most patients sought emergency treatment more than once (79.1%). In addition, pain was associated with sex (female; p=0.008); moderate/severe intensity (p<0.001); the number of times that patient had to go to the dentist because of the tooth treatment (twice or more; p=0.002); and type of tooth treated (posterior tooth; p=0.002). Conclusion: Severe pain episodes resulted in a repeated search for emergency services, which may overload the primary care service, especially if the waiting time for endodontic treatment is long.https://revista.uepb.edu.br/PBOCI/article/view/1310ToothacheSecondary CareEndodontics |
| spellingShingle | Rafael Franco Lima Maria Beatriz Pires Magalhães Douglas Vaz Oliveira Daniel Augusto Sabadini Freitas Efigênia Ferreira Ferreira Renata Castro Martins Pain Perception Before Endodontic Treatment: from Primary Care to Specialized Care Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada Toothache Secondary Care Endodontics |
| title | Pain Perception Before Endodontic Treatment: from Primary Care to Specialized Care |
| title_full | Pain Perception Before Endodontic Treatment: from Primary Care to Specialized Care |
| title_fullStr | Pain Perception Before Endodontic Treatment: from Primary Care to Specialized Care |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pain Perception Before Endodontic Treatment: from Primary Care to Specialized Care |
| title_short | Pain Perception Before Endodontic Treatment: from Primary Care to Specialized Care |
| title_sort | pain perception before endodontic treatment from primary care to specialized care |
| topic | Toothache Secondary Care Endodontics |
| url | https://revista.uepb.edu.br/PBOCI/article/view/1310 |
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