Faculty of Dentistry, Autonomous University of Yucatan, Merida, YUC, Mexico.
Health Systems Research Centre, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, MOR, Mexico.
Biomed Res Int. 2017;2017:7431301. doi: 10.1155/2017/7431301. Epub 2017 Jun 8.
To identify dental pain prevalence and associated factors in Mexican schoolchildren.
This cross-sectional study included 1,404 schoolchildren aged 6 to 12 years from public schools in the city of Pachuca de Soto, Hidalgo, Mexico. Data were collected through a questionnaire that addressed sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors, eating and dental hygiene habits, and behavior variables. The dependent variable was self-reported dental pain in the 12 months prior to the survey. Data were analyzed using nonparametric statistics and a binary logistical regression model.
Dental pain prevalence among the studied children was 49.9%. The variables associated in the final model ( < 0.05) were younger mother's age, higher socioeconomic level, absence of an automobile in the home, fried food, fruit intake, lower tooth brushing frequency, never having used mouthwash or not knowing about it, and parents/guardians with regular to high levels of knowledge about oral health and a regular or good/very good perception of their child's oral health.
One in two children in the study had experienced dental pain in the twelve months prior to the survey. The association of socioeconomic variables with dental pain suggested inequalities among the children in terms of oral health.
确定墨西哥学龄儿童的牙痛患病率及其相关因素。
本横断面研究纳入了来自墨西哥伊达尔戈州帕丘卡德索托市公立学校的 1404 名 6 至 12 岁的学龄儿童。通过问卷调查收集了与社会人口学和社会经济因素、饮食和口腔卫生习惯以及行为变量相关的数据。依赖变量为调查前 12 个月内自我报告的牙痛。采用非参数统计和二元逻辑回归模型对数据进行分析。
研究儿童的牙痛患病率为 49.9%。最终模型中相关的变量（<0.05）包括母亲年龄较小、社会经济水平较高、家中没有汽车、食用油炸食品、水果摄入量较少、刷牙频率较低、从未使用过漱口水或不知道有这种东西、以及父母/监护人对口腔健康的知识水平处于常规到较高水平，对孩子的口腔健康有定期或良好/非常好的认知。
在调查前的 12 个月内，研究中的一半儿童经历过牙痛。社会经济变量与牙痛的关联表明，儿童在口腔健康方面存在不平等现象。
