Pain Perception Before Endodontic Treatment: from Primary Care to Specialized Care
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
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22: e200183, 2022. tab
Artículo
en Inglés
| LILACS, BBO
| ID: biblio-1386803
ABSTRACT
Abstract Objective: To analyze patients' pain perception requiring endodontic treatment referred to a Dental Specialties Center. Material and Methods: Data was collected through a self-administered questionnaire for patients about their experience of pain and another for endodontists about the treatment performed. The results were analyzed descriptively using Pearson's Chi-square test and Fisher's Exact test, with Bonferroni correction (p≤0.05). Results: The median age of the patients was 39 years, and 71.1% were female. The median waiting time for treatment was five months. Pain was reported by 75.2% of patients, occurred more than one month earlier (63.6%), with moderate/severe intensity (66.9%), and most patients sought emergency treatment more than once (79.1%). In addition, pain was associated with sex (female; p=0.008); moderate/severe intensity (p<0.001); the number of times that patient had to go to the dentist because of the tooth treatment (twice or more; p=0.002); and type of tooth treated (posterior tooth; p=0.002). Conclusion: Severe pain episodes resulted in a repeated search for emergency services, which may overload the primary care service, especially if the waiting time for endodontic treatment is long.
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Asunto principal:
Atención Primaria de Salud
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Odontalgia
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Atención Secundaria de Salud
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Percepción del Dolor
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Endodoncistas
Tipo de estudio:
Estudios de evaluación
Límite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
Asunto de la revista:
Odontología
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Federal University of Minas Gerais/BR
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