Impact of dental pain on daily living of five-year-old Brazilian preschool children: Prevalence and associated factors

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作者：
Moura-Leite F.R. [1 ]
Ramos-Jorge J. [1 ]
Ramos-Jorge M.L. [2 ]
Paiva S.M. [1 ]
Vale M.P. [1 ]
Pordeus I.A. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG
[2] Department of Paediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Diamantina, MG
来源：
European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry | 2011年 / 12卷 / 6期
关键词：
Dental pain; Impact; Preschool children;
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10.1007/BF03262826
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摘要：
Aim: To assess the impact of dental pain on the daily living of 5-year-old preschool children using reports from parents/guardians. DESIGN AND METHODS: A crosssectional study was carried out involving 549 five-year-old children randomly selected from preschools in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Data were collected using a previously validated parent-reported questionnaire. The children received dental examinations from a single calibrated examiner. The following outcome variables were selected: age, gender, dental caries, filled teeth, missing teeth, caries involving pulp and social class. Simple and multiple logistic regression analyses were performed on the data. Results: According to parents' reports, 11.1% of children were affected by dental pain in the previous 4 months and of these 72.6% had their daily activities hampered by pain. The majority of these children had difficulty in eating, brushing teeth, sleeping, playing and going to school. The impact of dental pain had a statistically significant association with gender (p=0.001), social class (p=0.009), dental caries (p<0.001), missing teeth (p<0.001), filled teeth (p<0.001) and caries involving pulp (p<0.001). Conclusion: The prevalence of difficulties performing tasks of daily living due to dental pain was relatively high among the children studied.
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