Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, School of Dentistry, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, School of Dentistry, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.
BMC Oral Health. 2024 Sep 9;24(1):1057. doi: 10.1186/s12903-024-04812-7.
Headache is an illness with high prevalence and adverse effects on quality of life. As oral or dental problems such as pain can trigger or aggravate it, we aimed to investigate and compare oral and dental health status in patients affected with chronic headaches and healthy individuals.
The present case-control study included 60 patients with chronic headaches (case) and 60 healthy individuals (control) in Rasht, Iran. The demographic characteristics and clinical examinations, including decayed/missing/filled teeth (DMF-T) and community periodontal index of treatment needs (CPITN) indices, as well as bruxism, frequency of tooth brushing and flossing, and maxillary and mandibular tooth wear were recorded in a checklist. Data analysis was performed using the IBM SPSS version 28 at a significance level of 0.05.
The case group consisted of 25 men (41.7%) and 35 women (58.3%) with an average age of 32.55 ± 6.62 years, while the control group had 27 men (45%) and 33 women (55%) with an average age of 30.95 ± 6.33 years. The study groups were not significantly different in bruxism, frequency of tooth brushing and flossing, DMFT, CPTIN, and maxillary and mandibular tooth wear.
It seems that chronic headaches do not significantly affect the oral and dental health of the sufferers. Moreover, it appears that these patients are well aware of the role of oral and dental hygiene in triggering or aggravating the episodes of headaches.
头痛是一种发病率高且对生活质量有不良影响的疾病。由于口腔或牙齿问题(如疼痛)可能会引发或加重头痛,我们旨在调查和比较患有慢性头痛的患者和健康个体的口腔和牙齿健康状况。
本病例对照研究纳入了伊朗拉什特的 60 名慢性头痛患者(病例组)和 60 名健康个体(对照组)。记录了人口统计学特征和临床检查结果,包括龋齿/缺失/补牙(DMFT)和社区牙周治疗需求指数(CPITN)指数,以及磨牙症、刷牙和使用牙线的频率,以及上颌和下颌牙齿磨损情况。使用 IBM SPSS 版本 28 进行数据分析,显著性水平为 0.05。
病例组包括 25 名男性(41.7%)和 35 名女性(58.3%),平均年龄为 32.55±6.62 岁,对照组包括 27 名男性(45%)和 33 名女性(55%),平均年龄为 30.95±6.33 岁。两组在磨牙症、刷牙和使用牙线的频率、DMFT、CPITN 以及上颌和下颌牙齿磨损方面无显著差异。
慢性头痛似乎不会显著影响患者的口腔和牙齿健康。此外,这些患者似乎非常清楚口腔和牙齿卫生在引发或加重头痛发作方面的作用。