SynthesisClinical oral investigations2022
Prevalence of toothache and associated factors in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Prevalence of orofacial and head pain: an umbrella review of systematic reviews.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2024Pooled it
- Evidence-based clinical practice guideline for the pharmacologic management of acute dental pain in children: A report from the American Dental Association Science and Research Institute, the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, and the Center for Integrative Global Oral Health at the University of Pennsylvania.Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 2023Guideline
- Histone acetylation promotes FKBP5 to increase reparative dentin formation in pulp repair.Stem cells translational medicine · 2026Article
- Evaluating pulpitis-related content on Chinese social media: platform comparison, dental practitioner impact and associated factors.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Impact of oral health problems on daily activities and quality of life of adolescents in Brazil.Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology · 2026Article
- Dental pain among children aged 8 to 11 and associated factors: a population-based study.Brazilian oral research · 2025Article
- Distal and Proximal Influences on Self-Reported Oral Pain and Self-Rated Oral Health Status in Saudi Arabia: Retrospective Study Using a 2017 Nationwide Database.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2024Article
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- Prevalence of Dental Pain in Schoolchildren Aged 6 to 12 Years and Clinical, Sociodemographic, and Socioeconomic Risk Indicators: A Multicenter Study of Four Mexican Cities.Pediatric reports · 2024Article
- Oral health of Dutch primary school children in relation to social and health aspects.Acta odontologica Scandinavica · 2024Article
- Understanding dental pulp inflammation: from signaling to structure.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Review
- [Prevalence of dental and mucosal lesions among the pediatric population who attended the emergency department of a general hospital].Anales del sistema sanitario de Navarra · 2023Article
- Dental caries experience among qat chewers in dental college clinics, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- Association between Asthma and Oral Health Symptoms in Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Genomic and phenotypic characterization ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis systematic review aimed to determine the pooled prevalence of toothache in children and adolescents and to verify its association with sociodemographic characteristics and dental caries experience. MATERIAL AND
methodsSix main and three grey literature databases were searched in February 2021. Observational studies that assessed the prevalence of toothache and associated factors were included. The methodological quality of the studies was evaluated following the guidelines by Fowkes and Fulton. Proportion and association meta-analyses were performed in MedCalc and Revman software, respectively. The certainty of the evidence was determined with the GRADE approach.
resultsSeventy-one studies met the inclusion criteria. Thirty-two presented high methodological quality and a low risk of bias. The overall pooled prevalence of toothache in children and adolescents was 36.2% (95%CI: 33.0-39.42; I
conclusionsThe overall pooled prevalence of toothache was considered high. Sociodemographic characteristics (sex and caregivers' educational level) and previous dental caries experience were significantly associated with toothache reports. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Toothache is still a recurrent issue in many countries. Thus, it is essential to understand its possible associated factors to reduce the occurrence of new episodes.
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