Demographic and socio-economic correlates of dental pain among adults in the United Kingdom, 1998

Exploring pathways for socio-economic inequalities in self-reported oral symptoms among Korean adolescents

“…First, oral symptoms were significantly associated with some demographic variables. Girls were more likely to report toothache than boys (11, 34), but, contrary to findings in other studies, there were no significant differences by sex in the prevalence of fractured teeth. This may be because of the fact that girls in Korea are equally exposed to risk factors for traumatic dental injury (TDI) as boys.…”

Oral health-related quality of life and perceived dental needs in the United States

“…We found OHRQOL to be slightly lower among middle‐aged adults compared to younger and older subjects and among females compared to males; however, both factors were not part of the final model associating OHRQOL with perceived needs. The study also found that non‐utilization of dental services increased the likelihood of dental pain, as did perceived treatment need (22). Utilization of dental services in our study led to better OHRQOL in univariate analysis but changed direc tion in multivariate analyses.…”

Social gradients and cumulative effects of income and education on dental health in the Fourth German Oral Health Study

“…In a British study with 4982 subjects (age >15 years), dental pain in the last 12 months were subject to study. The excess in the manual groups as compared with the highest one was 28% (10).…”