Department of Pediatric Dentistry, The Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Int J Paediatr Dent. 2010 May;20(3):201-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2010.01041.x.
To study relations between somatic and dental pain complaints among children who attend a university pediatric dental clinic.
Forty-seven boys, 32 girls aged 4-13 years (mean age 8.41 +/- 2.29 years) participated in the study. Demographic information was obtained from the parents. Children were asked if they had experienced any dental pain during the previous week, the time of day the dental pain had appeared, and their actions when pain had been felt. Then, children were asked to complete a Pain Rating Scale for subjective evaluation of pain regarding various potentially painful organs.
The majority of the children suffered headaches, stomachaches, and leg pains, regularly. The younger children, aged 4-7 years, significantly reported more ear and stomach pains than the older group, aged 8-13. Significantly, more children who suffered from dental pain also reported more stomachaches. Firstborn and second children had significantly less current dental pain, compared with third children or more.
The results of our study suggest that children with dental pain suffer more often of stomachaches than children without dental pain. This may occur because these children are possibly more anxious about a potential treatment.
研究在大学儿科牙科诊所就诊的儿童中，躯体痛和牙痛之间的关系。
47 名男孩，32 名女孩，年龄 4-13 岁（平均年龄 8.41 +/- 2.29 岁），参与了本研究。父母提供了人口统计学信息。询问孩子们在过去一周是否经历过任何牙痛，牙痛出现的时间，以及他们在感到疼痛时的行动。然后，让孩子们完成疼痛评分量表，对各种潜在疼痛器官的疼痛进行主观评估。
大多数孩子经常患有头痛、腹痛和腿痛。年龄为 4-7 岁的年幼儿童比年龄为 8-13 岁的年长儿童明显报告更多的耳部和胃部疼痛。患有牙痛的儿童报告更多的胃痛比例明显更高。与第三胎或更多胎的孩子相比，首胎和二胎的孩子目前的牙痛明显较少。
我们的研究结果表明，患有牙痛的儿童比没有牙痛的儿童更常出现胃痛。这可能是因为这些孩子可能对潜在的治疗更焦虑。
