Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, Departamento de Dentística, Endodontia e Materiais Odontológicos, Bauru, Brasil.
Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, Departamento de Prótese e Periodontia, Bauru, Brasil.
J Appl Oral Sci. 2023 Oct 9;31:e20230222. doi: 10.1590/1678-7757-2023-0222. eCollection 2023.
This study aimed to assess the self-reported levels of confidence and knowledge related to non-odontogenic pain among a group of Brazilian endodontists.
A total of one hundred and forty-six endodontists affiliated with the Brazilian Society of Endodontics participated in the survey. The questionnaire, distributed via email or WhatsApp, contained inquiries designed to gauge self-perceived confidence and knowledge concerning non-odontogenic pain. The practitioners were categorized into four groups based on their self-reported familiarity with various orofacial pain types, classified as either sufficient or insufficient, and on their engagement in ongoing educational programs related to orofacial pain. Data were analyzed by Chi-Square Test and Fischer's exact test (p<0.05).
Overall, self-reported confidence about non-odontogenic pain was high, especially for endodontists who considered their knowledge about orofacial pain sufficient, regardless of whether they had (71.1% - 97.8%) or not (35.7% - 96.4%) been continuously involved in education courses on orofacial pain. In general, self-reported knowledge about non-odontogenic pain was insufficient (0% - 42%), except in the question about how they would act in cases of pain that persists beyond the normal healing time after an endodontic procedure (70.6% - 81.9%). In general, endodontists are confident in their diagnosis and treatment of non-odontogenic pain. Nonetheless, this confidence did not correlate with a commensurate knowledge depth of. Thus, specialization courses in endodontics should highly consider training and qualifying these professionals in the diagnosis of non-odontogenic pain.
本研究旨在评估巴西牙髓病学家群体对非牙源性疼痛相关的自我报告的信心和知识水平。
共有 146 名巴西牙髓病学会会员的牙髓病学家参与了这项调查。通过电子邮件或 WhatsApp 分发的问卷包含了评估自我感知的非牙源性疼痛相关信心和知识的问题。根据他们对各种口腔颌面疼痛类型的自我报告的熟悉程度，将从业者分为四类，分为充足或不足，并根据他们是否参与与口腔颌面疼痛相关的持续教育计划进行分类。使用卡方检验和 Fischer 确切检验（p<0.05）进行数据分析。
总体而言，对非牙源性疼痛的自我报告信心较高，尤其是那些认为自己对口腔颌面疼痛的知识足够的牙髓病学家，无论他们是否（71.1% - 97.8%）或没有（35.7% - 96.4%）持续参与口腔颌面疼痛的教育课程。一般来说，对非牙源性疼痛的自我报告知识不足（0% - 42%），但在关于在牙髓治疗后正常愈合时间之外持续疼痛时他们将如何处理的问题中，信心较高（70.6% - 81.9%）。总体而言，牙髓病学家对他们对非牙源性疼痛的诊断和治疗有信心。然而，这种信心与相应的知识深度没有相关性。因此，牙髓病学的专业课程应高度考虑培训和资格认证这些专业人员在非牙源性疼痛的诊断。
