Dental pain associated with untreated dental caries and sociodemographic factors in 5-year-old children

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of dental pain and to examine its association with untreated dental caries in 5-year-old children. This was a cross-sectional study of 261 5-year-old children in Northeast Brazil. Parents answered questions about their socioeconomic conditions and t...

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Published in:Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry 2021-06, Vol.13 (6), p.e552-e557
Main Authors: Paredes, Suyene-de Oliveira, da Nóbrega, Renato-Ferreira, Soares, Thays-da Silveira, Bezerra, Maria-Eliza-Dantas, de Abreu, Mauro-Henrique-Nogueira-Guimarães, Forte, Franklin-Delano-Soares
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Summary:The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of dental pain and to examine its association with untreated dental caries in 5-year-old children. This was a cross-sectional study of 261 5-year-old children in Northeast Brazil. Parents answered questions about their socioeconomic conditions and their children's toothache. Trained dentists assessed dental caries using the decayed, missing and filled teeth (dmf-t) index. Binary logistic regression models were used to estimate the unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and the confidence intervals (95% CIs) for the association of dental pain with covariates. The significance level was set at five percent. The prevalence of dental pain was 28.7%, and 48.2% of children had untreated dental caries. Dental pain was associated with untreated dental caries (OR=5.7; 95% CI: 3.1-10.53;
ISSN:1989-5488
1989-5488
DOI:10.4317/jced.57827