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ArticleJournal of oral & facial pain and headache2024

Characteristics and impact of pain from root-filled teeth. A practice-based cross-sectional study comparing painful teeth with and without signs of inflammatory dental disease.

Jakob Jonsson Sjögren, Thomas Kvist, Thomas List, Alf Eliasson, EndoReCo, Maria Pigg

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Jakob Jonsson SjögrenDental Research Department, Public Dental Health Service, 701 16 Örebro, Sweden.
Thomas KvistDepartment of Endodontology, Institute of Odontology at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden.
Thomas ListDepartment of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, 205 06 Malmö, Sweden.
Alf EliassonDental Research Department, Public Dental Health Service, 701 16 Örebro, Sweden.
EndoReCo
Maria PiggDepartment of Endodontics, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, 205 06 Malmö, Sweden.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To compare pain characteristics, impact of pain and characteristics of patients with painful root-filled teeth with and without signs of inflammatory dental disease. This cross-sectional study was performed in the Public Dental Health services, Region Örebro County, Sweden. Adult patients with ≥1 root-filled tooth identified at their regular check-up were included and assigned to one of two groups; those with ≥1 sign of inflammatory dental disease (DD+) and those without any such sign (DD-). Patients/teeth were compared regarding pain characteristics (intensity, frequency, duration, quality and provoking factors), impact of pain (medication intake, impact on life) and patient characteristics as background factors (general health, other bodily and orofacial pain). Statistics included descriptive data (frequency tables) and group comparisons (Chi-square, Fisher's Exact and Mann-Whitney U-tests). The DD+ group included 27 participants (30 teeth) and the DD- group 22 participants (23 teeth). On average, pain intensity was mild, the frequency most often recurrent, and the impact was low. Average pain duration since onset exceeded 2 years in both groups. The only observed between-group differences were average pain intensity; 3.1 (0-10 Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)) in DD- group compared to 1.6 for DD+ (

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ToothacheAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFacial PainFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPain MeasurementQuality of LifeTooth, NonvitalDentistry/diagnosisDentistry/epidemiologyEndodonticsFacial painPainRoot canal therapy

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PMID39788577
PMCPMC11774281

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