Department of Community Dentistry, Dow Dental College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Mission Rd, New Labour Colony Nanakwara, Karachi City, Sindh, 74200, Pakistan.
Department of Operative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Baqai Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan.
BMC Oral Health. 2021 Sep 27;21(1):474. doi: 10.1186/s12903-021-01852-1.
There is limited data on Pakistani dental students perceived competence in managing orofacial pain (OFP). This study aims to evaluate dental students self-perceived competence regarding the management of orofacial pain.
This cross-sectional study was conducted in Karachi at randomly selected two public and four private dental schools. This survey was conducted online from November 2020 to December 2020 in six dental schools. A questionnaire link was sent to the 475 students. A chi-square test and independent-sample t-test were conducted to assess the frequency distribution and compare mean scores of knowledge, diagnosis, and management parameters.
Of the 475 students, 280 students filled the online survey leaving a response rate of 59%. A significant number of fourth-year students, 65 (51%, p = 0.005), feels knowledgeable regarding neuropathic pain compared to third-year students. The majority of the fourth-year students, 100 (78%, p = 0.010), feel comfortable managing intraoral pain. Almost all the students reported thinking that they need more knowledge related to five types of OFP. The fourth-year students had high mean scores related to knowledge, comfort in diagnosing and managing OFP categories.
This study found that dental students perceived competence regarding orofacial pain management varies in relation to specific categories, being lowest for psychogenic pain.
关于巴基斯坦牙科学生对口腔颌面部疼痛（OFP）管理的感知能力，数据有限。本研究旨在评估牙科学生对口腔颌面部疼痛管理的自我感知能力。
这是一项在卡拉奇进行的横断面研究，在随机选择的两所公立和四所私立牙科学校进行。这项调查于 2020 年 11 月至 12 月在六所牙科学校在线进行。向 475 名学生发送了一份问卷链接。使用卡方检验和独立样本 t 检验评估知识、诊断和管理参数的频率分布并比较平均值。
在 475 名学生中，有 280 名学生填写了在线调查，回复率为 59%。第四年的学生中，有 65 名（51%，p=0.005）认为自己对神经病理性疼痛有较多的了解，明显多于第三年的学生。第四年的学生中，有 100 名（78%，p=0.010）认为自己在管理口腔内疼痛方面感到舒适。几乎所有的学生都表示，他们认为自己需要更多与五种类型的 OFP 相关的知识。第四年的学生在与知识、诊断和管理 OFP 类别相关的舒适度方面的平均得分较高。
本研究发现，牙科学生对口腔颌面部疼痛管理的感知能力因特定类别而异，在心理性疼痛方面最低。
