Dental pain and self-care: a cross-sectional study of people with low socio-economic status residing in rural India

Jaiswal, Ashish; Pachava, Srinivas; Sanikommu, Suresh; Rawlani, Sudhir; Pydi, SivaKumar; Ghanta, Bhanukiran

doi:10.1111/idj.12180

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“…The participants were asked to choose a number, on a scale of 0-10 (where 0 = no pain and 10 = worst possible pain), that best described his/her level of dental pain. Findings of these researches were comparable to the above results [4,5].…”

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confidence: 89%

“…Statistically, the results revealed that majority of the participants 48.7% were between third to fifth decade. Unlike other research, there was male predominance in this study with the percentage of 75.5% as compared to female 24.5% [4,18,19]. This predominance might be but not necessarily related to social behaviors as men have more tendency to try different strategies to alleviate their pain despite the inherent risk in such practices.…”

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confidence: 72%

“…Some of these studies revealed over-the-counter analgesics as the most commonly used compared with other remedies [4,11,7,12,13]. The results of this study showed that among different remedies used by the participants, cloves was the most frequently used remedy 33.8% along with herbal remedies 19.6% and OTC medications 19%.…”

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confidence: 75%

“…The questionnaire consisted of objectivesoriented questions, some of which were also obtained from similar studies that conducted in other countries [4,11]. The questionnaire was prepared in English first and then translated into Arabic.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Dental pain may occur at any age, in any gender and in any geographic region and its diagnosis and relief are considered one of the main responsibilities of dentists [3]. However, sometimes when individuals are facing barriers to receive oral health care, especially in low-income rural areas, the residents often are either forced, or choose, to use alternative strategies, forgo treatment and/or use self-care remedies for relieving dental pain [4]. Self-care is one of the means by which people without access to professional care can actively engage in managing their oral health problems [5,6].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Self-Care Remedies Used to Relieve Dental Pain among Sudanese in Khartoum State, Sudan

Ahmed¹,

Ali²,

Siddiq³

et al. 2017

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Aim and objectives:This study aimed to identify self-care remedies used to relieve dental pain among Sudanese in Khartoum state, 2016Khartoum state, -2017, with assessment of related concerns such as predisposing reasons, and consequences associated with this usage. Methods and tools: The appropriate sample was obtained by nonprobability purposive sampling technique. The data were collected by investigator-handled community-based questionnaire and all statistical analysis was done using IBM statistical package of social science (SPSS) statistics version 22. Results: The study included 384 participants (75.5% male, and 24.5% female). Age of the participants started from 18 years old with most of the respondents aged between third to fifth decades of life. The most frequently used remedy was cloves (33.8%) alongside with a wide variety of other remedies. The potentiating factors for this usage included personal preference (47.4%), self apprehension (23.7%), high costs and lack of dental health services (22.4% and 5.2% respectively) and combination of some reasons. Although a number of complications were associated with those remedies such as pain (7.5%), burning sensation (4.2%), irritation (2.3%), discoloration (2.1%), bad smell (1.3%), 73.2% of participants stated that they would encourage other people to use those self-care remedies. This suggests a low level of awareness about the risk of oral health problems among the study population. Conclusion: Cloves is the most commonly used self-care remedy by the participants. Personal preference, among others, is the most predisposing motive for this usage. Upgrading awareness about risk of oral health problems, expanding health insurance services to include dental health care services, and demonstration of rational use of overthe-counter medicaments is needed.

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Self-Care Remedies Used to Relieve Dental Pain among Sudanese in Khartoum State, Sudan

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Siddiq³

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Orofacial Pain

Vettore

Lamarca

2020

Textbooks in Contemporary Dentistry

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Racial variations in tooth pain and care-seeking in adolescents in Malaysia

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Objective Tooth pain among adolescents is a common event that impacts substantially on quality of life. The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of race in the tooth pain experience and associated care-seeking. Design A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted on 14–18 years from four different public schools in Kuala Lumpur. Socio-demographic, pain symptoms, and social impacts data were collected as well as medication use and visiting a dentist for tooth pain. Results Of 1473 questionnaires distributed, 1452 (98.6%) completed questionnaires were returned, with 269 (18.5%) reported having experienced tooth pain in the past 1 month. Those who identified as Indian (26.1%) were more likely to report tooth pain compared to Chinese (16.5%) and Malay (20.9%). In regression analysis, no factors were identified as independently associated with medication use, but Chinese and Indians compared to Malays, and those expressing difficulty sleeping were more likely to report visiting a dentist for treatment. Conclusion Racial variations in the tooth pain experience and care-seeking have been identified. This may be related to socio-economic status, but further research is needed on the role of culture-related care-seeking and accessibility of dental services.

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Dental pain and self-care: a cross-sectional study of people with low socio-economic status residing in rural India

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Self-Care Remedies Used to Relieve Dental Pain among Sudanese in Khartoum State, Sudan

Self-Care Remedies Used to Relieve Dental Pain among Sudanese in Khartoum State, Sudan

Orofacial Pain

Racial variations in tooth pain and care-seeking in adolescents in Malaysia

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