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
Post-graduation Program in Dentistry. Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil. University City, 58.051-900, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil.
Dentistry Course. University Center of Patos, 58704-000, Patos, Paraíba, Brazil.
J Clin Exp Dent. 2021 Jun 1;13(6):e552-e557. doi: 10.4317/jced.57827. eCollection 2021 Jun.
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; <0.001) and living with one parent or other family members (OR=2.3; 95% CI: 1.2-4.4; =0.008). Sociodemographic factors were not associated with dental pain.
The prevalence of dental pain in preschool children is high, and this condition is associated with both untreated dental caries and living with one parent or other family members. Toothache, socioeconomic factors, dental caries.
本研究旨在评估5岁儿童牙齿疼痛的患病率，并探讨其与未治疗龋齿的关联。
这是一项对巴西东北部261名5岁儿童的横断面研究。家长回答了有关其社会经济状况及孩子牙痛的问题。经过培训的牙医使用龋失补牙（dmf-t）指数评估龋齿情况。采用二元逻辑回归模型估计牙齿疼痛与协变量关联的未调整及调整比值比（OR）和置信区间（95%CI）。显著性水平设定为5%。
牙齿疼痛的患病率为28.7%，48.2%的儿童有未治疗的龋齿。牙齿疼痛与未治疗的龋齿（OR = 5.7；95%CI：3.1 - 10.53；<0.001）以及与单亲或其他家庭成员共同生活（OR = 2.3；95%CI：1.2 - 4.4；= 0.008）相关。社会人口学因素与牙齿疼痛无关。
学龄前儿童牙齿疼痛的患病率较高，这种情况与未治疗的龋齿以及与单亲或其他家庭成员共同生活均有关。牙痛、社会经济因素、龋齿。
