Oral pain and associated factors among adolescents in northern Finland

Abstract

Objectives. Our aim was to study the prevalence of oral pain and its association with perceived oral health and with proximal (individual health-related) and distal (sociocultural and environmental) risk factors among adolescents. Study Design. Cross-sectional questionnaire survey. Methods. The data were collected in 2001-2002 by questionnaires as part of the 1986 Northern Finland Birth Cohort Study. The number of eligible replies was 7,344 (response rate 80%) among 15/16-year-old adolescents and 6,985 (response rate 76%) among parents. Of the risk factors, sociocultural factors (distal) and unhealthy habits (proximal) were included. Logistic regression analyses were conducted with oral pain as the dependent variable. The independent variables were unhealthy diet, smoking, alcohol use, mother's/father's education, financial status, parents' attentiveness and perceived cavities. Results. The best predictor of oral pain was perceived cavities. Girls and frequent users of alcohol were more likely to report oral pain than were boys and less frequent users of alcohol. Conclusions. Even though caries contributed to oral pain among adolescents, there were also other factors involved. Poor health habits such as smoking and alcohol consumption were more common among adolescents who experienced oral pain. Thus, an adolescent's perceived pain should be treated seriously and be properly attended to by oral health personnel.

Cigarette smoking as an oral health risk behavior in adolescents: a cross-sectional study among Polish youths

“…Similar associations were observed by other researchers. For example, a study conducted in Finland among 15/16-yearolds revealed that smoking cigarettes at least once a week increased the risk of oral pain by 1.3 times (Lahti et al 2008). In Korean adolescents aged 12-18 years old who smoked cigarettes, the risk of oral symptoms (chipped or broken teeth, toothache, painful or bleeding gums) was 1.2 times higher than in non-smokers (Do 2016).…”

Desigualdades contextuais e individuais da prevalência de dor dentária em adultos e idosos no Brasil

“…Além disso, a prevalência de dor de dente tem sido relatada como sendo mais elevada em meninas e mulheres 2,5 , nas pessoas de menor esco-laridade e renda 10,11,12 , em adultos jovens 5 e em indivíduos com menor acesso a cuidados bási-cos de saúde 13 . O lugar de residência (urbano ou rural), o grau de desenvolvimento social (maior ou menor Índice de Desenvolvimento Humano -IDH) e a frequência de escovação dentária também interferem na prevalência de dor dentária 11,14 , assim como o tabagismo, o consumo de ál-cool, hábitos alimentares não saudáveis e a presença de cáries dentárias 2,15,16 . Embora a diferença de prevalência da dor dentária entre raças não seja muito explorada, esta parece ser maior entre os negros 4,17 , nos quais o agravo apresenta maior impacto, como por exemplo, uma maior redução das atividades cotidianas e maior motivação pela procura de resolução da dor 9 .…”

Individual and contextual determinants of dental pain in adolescents: Evidence from a national survey

“…In Brazil, local studies have shown the prevalence estimates from 25.6% to 35.7% (Borges & Gottlieb, ; Goes et al, ; Noro, Roncalli, Mendes Júnior, Lima, & de, & Teixeira, A. K. M., ; Peres, Peres, Frias, & Antunes, ; Santiago, Valença, & Vettore, ; Schuch, Correa, Torriani, Demarco, & Goettems, ). Among the factors associated with pain in developing as well as in developed countries are demographic, socioeconomic, family, psychosocial and cultural factors, as well as the oral health condition and related behaviours (Bastos, Gigante, Peres, & Nedel, ; Bastos et al, ; Borges et al, ; Escoffié‐Ramirez et al, ; Freire et al, 2012; Jung, Watt, Sheiham, Ryu, & Tsakos, ; Kiwanuka & Åstrøm, ; Lahti, Sipilä, Taanila, & Laitinen, ; Lewis & Stout, ; Nomura, Bastos, & Peres, ; Noro et al, ; Pau, Croucher, & Marcenes, ; Schuch et al, ).…”