Obianuju Amuh Veronica, Ekaniyere Edetanlen Benlance, Omere Hilda Itsemekpe
Department of Family Dentistry, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City Edo State, Nigeria.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City Edo State, Nigeria.
Niger Med J. 2024 Sep 26;65(4):456-464. doi: 10.60787/nmj-v65i3-484. eCollection 2024 Jul-Aug.
Although several studies on the pattern of oro-facial pain have been reported, none have been reported on the prevalence and risk factors of severe oro-facial pain. This study aims to determine the prevalence and predictors of severe oro-facial pain among patients in a Nigerian tertiary hospital.
The prospective cross-sectional study was conducted at the Department of Oral Diagnosis of a Nigerian tertiary hospital from January to December 2023 on all consecutive patients who presented to the centre with orofacial pains. The data collected were age, gender, occupation, level of education and marital status. Other data collected were ethnicity, smoking, alcohol intake, location of pain, causes of pain, and pain severity. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were performed. All data were analysed with SPSS version 26 (IBM Corp, Armonk, NY, US). A p-value less than 0.05 was considered significant.
The age range was 17-85 years with a mean age of 36.6 ±16.7 years. Almost two-thirds (64.1%) of the patients were females. Most (46.1%) of the patients were skilled workers. Almost half (48%) of the recruited patients were single. The prevalence of severe pain among patients with orofacial pain was 45.3%. There was no relationship between sociodemographic factors and the prevalence of severe orofacial pain except the ethnicity of the patients (p = 0.012) There was no association between clinical factors and severe orofacial pain (p>0.05).
The prevalence of severe pain among patients with orofacial pain was relatively high and this severity was only influenced by their ethnicity. It is therefore recommended that a high index of attention is given to orofacial pain patients and a reduction of waiting time for the same individuals.
尽管已有多项关于口面部疼痛模式的研究报道，但尚无关于严重口面部疼痛患病率及危险因素的研究。本研究旨在确定尼日利亚一家三级医院患者中严重口面部疼痛的患病率及预测因素。
本前瞻性横断面研究于2023年1月至12月在尼日利亚一家三级医院的口腔诊断科对所有连续前来该中心就诊的口面部疼痛患者进行。收集的数据包括年龄、性别、职业、教育程度和婚姻状况。收集的其他数据包括种族、吸烟、饮酒、疼痛部位、疼痛原因和疼痛严重程度。进行了描述性和推断性统计分析。所有数据均使用SPSS 26版（美国纽约州阿蒙克市IBM公司）进行分析。p值小于0.05被认为具有统计学意义。
年龄范围为17 - 85岁，平均年龄为36.6±16.7岁。近三分之二（64.1%）的患者为女性。大多数患者（46.1%）为技术工人。近一半（48%）的招募患者为单身。口面部疼痛患者中严重疼痛的患病率为45.3%。除患者种族外，社会人口学因素与严重口面部疼痛患病率之间无关联（p = 0.012）。临床因素与严重口面部疼痛之间无关联（p>0.05）。
口面部疼痛患者中严重疼痛的患病率相对较高，且这种严重程度仅受其种族影响。因此，建议对口面部疼痛患者给予高度关注，并减少这些患者的等待时间。
