Association between dental pain and oral health‐related quality of life in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Barasuol, Jéssica Copetti; Santos, Pablo Silveira; Moccelini, Bárbara Suelen; Magno, Marcela Baraúna; Bolan, Michele; Martins‐Júnior, Paulo Antônio; Maia, Lucianne Cople; Cardoso, Mariane

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“…Dental pain is a relatively common condition in children and impacts the lives of not only children but also their families ( 1 , 2 ). Although dentistry has advanced in recent years, reports of toothache are still very frequent, and toothaches lead to suffering, illness, discomfort while eating, discomfort while brushing teeth, sleep disturbance, school absenteeism, and impaired social interactions ( 3 - 5 ).…”

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Dental pain associated with untreated dental caries and sociodemographic factors in 5-year-old children

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Background 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. Material and Methods 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. Results 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; p <0.001) and living with one parent or other family members (OR=2.3; 95% CI: 1.2-4.4; p =0.008). Sociodemographic factors were not associated with dental pain. Conclusions 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. Key words: Toothache, socioeconomic factors, dental caries.

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“…9 Although not all children with caries reported pain or an impact on their quality of life related to oral health, both caries and dental pain have been identified generally as negative impacts on the quality of life in children. 8,10 Among factors associated with dental pain in both developed and developing countries are demographic, socioeconomic, family, psychosocial and cultural issues, as well as oral health status. 11 Recommendations from both the World Health Organization and the International Dental Federation include amelioration of dental pain as a priority goal in the International Agenda for the Oral Health Promotion.…”

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Dental pain prevalence associated with caries experience in pediatric patients in a clinical sample in Mexico

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The aim of this study was to identify if the prevalence of dental pain (past and / or present) is associated with caries experience in Mexican children, as well as to characterize factors associated with dental pain. A cross-sectional study was conducted in a consecutive sample of 309 children 2 to 12 years old who were patients at a dental school clinic in Toluca, Mexico. Data were collected from clinical records. The dependent variable had three categories: 0 = have never had dental pain, 1 = had dental pain before the appointment, and 2 = current dental pain. Non-parametric statistical tests were used in the analysis. A multivariate multinomial logistic regression model was generated in Stata 11.0. Average age was 5.71 ± 2.43 years and 50.8% were boys. The joint dmft+DMFT index was 9.11 ± 4.19. It was observed that 56.6% of children did not report having experienced dental pain, 30.7% reported having previously had dental pain, and 12.6% had pain when the clinical appointment took place. In the multivariate model, variables associated (p < .05) with previous dental pain were age (OR = 1.13); the dmft + DMFT index (OR = 1.13), having had a last dental visit for curative/emergency reasons (OR = 2.41) and prior experience of dental trauma (OR = 2.59). For current pain, only the joint dmft + DMFT index (OR = 1.10, p < 0.05) had significant associations. Almost half of the children had experienced dental pain in their lifetime. Since caries experience is a factor associated with dental pain, decreasing caries levels may ameliorate suffering from dental pain in children.

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“…Children with poor oral health status are more likely to experience pain and discomfort resulting in limited activities at school or at home (Jürgensen and Petersen 2009;Seirawan et al 2012;Karki et al 2019). Similarly, a recent systematic review concluded that the children with dental pain has a negative impact on OHRQoL (Barasuol et al 2020). Poor oral conditions may also affect the wellbeing and work of their caregivers and families (BanHani et al 2018).…”

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Validating a short form of the Parental-Caregivers Perceptions Questionnaire (P-CPQ) and the Family Impact Scale (FIS) in Finnish language

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Eur Arch Paediatr Dent

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Aim This study aimed to adapt the short-form versions of the Parental-Caregivers Perceptions Questionnaire (P-CPQ), and the Family Impact Scale (FIS) in the Finnish language and to test its validity and reliability. Another aim was to compare the background factors of parents with respect to P-CPQ and FIS outcomes. Methods This study was conducted among a convenient sample of parents who visited the public dental clinic in Sievi, Finland, from May to October 2016. A total of 54 parents of 2–8-year-old children completed the short-form of the P-CPQ questionnaire and 50 parents of 2–8-year-olds completed the FIS questionnaire while visiting for their children’s routine dental check-up. Parents completed the self-administered P-CPQ and FIS questionnaires. Reliability and validity of the short-form of the P-CPQ and FIS were assessed. Differences between gender, and family size were evaluated using the Mann–Whitney U test and the differences between age groups were evaluated using the Kruskal–Wallis one-way ANOVA test. Result The Finnish versions of both the short forms of the P-CPQ and FIS had alpha values within the acceptable range. The scales also showed good construct validity. Toddlers (2–4-year olds) had the highest scores for both the P-CPQ and FIS-8 subscales. Likewise, families with 5 or more children had high FIS scores. Conclusion The short form of the P-CPQ and FIS in Finnish language are valid and reliable. The oral health of the child seems to have the greatest family impact among parents with five or more children and in families with 2–4-year olds.

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Association between dental pain and oral health‐related quality of life in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

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Dental pain associated with untreated dental caries and sociodemographic factors in 5-year-old children

Dental pain associated with untreated dental caries and sociodemographic factors in 5-year-old children

Dental pain prevalence associated with caries experience in pediatric patients in a clinical sample in Mexico

Validating a short form of the Parental-Caregivers Perceptions Questionnaire (P-CPQ) and the Family Impact Scale (FIS) in Finnish language

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