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ArticleJournal of clinical and experimental dentistry2021

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

Suyene-de Oliveira Paredes, Renato-Ferreira da Nóbrega, Thays-da Silveira Soares, Maria-Eliza-Dantas Bezerra, Mauro-Henrique-Nogueira-Guimarães de Abreu, Franklin-Delano-Soares Forte

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Article in Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Comparison of behavioural, physiological, and self-reported pain responses in Pakistani children with dental pain: a descriptive cross-sectional study.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2025
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  4. Impact of pulp involvement due to caries on oral health-related quality of life in Brazilian schoolchildren: a cross-sectional study.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2025
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  10. Dental pain in Brazilian preschool children: association with the severity of dental caries and impact on oral health-related quality of life.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2024
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  11. Parental Reports of Children's Dental Pain Experience and Associated Factors among Brazilian Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Suyene-de Oliveira ParedesPost-graduation Program in Dentistry. Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil. University City, 58.051-900, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil.
Renato-Ferreira da NóbregaDentistry Course. University Center of Patos, 58704-000, Patos, Paraíba, Brazil.
Thays-da Silveira SoaresDentistry Course. University Center of Patos, 58704-000, Patos, Paraíba, Brazil.
Maria-Eliza-Dantas BezerraPost-graduation Program in Dentistry. Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil. University City, 58.051-900, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil.
Mauro-Henrique-Nogueira-Guimarães de AbreuFederal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Franklin-Delano-Soares FortePost-graduation Program in Dentistry. Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil. University City, 58.051-900, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil.
Centro Universitário de João Pessoa · BRCentro Universitário de Patos de Minas · BRUniversidade Federal da Paraíba · BRUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe 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

methodsThis 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.

resultsThe 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;

conclusionsThe 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.

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PMID34188760
PMCPMC8223151
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