EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF PAIN FROM DENTAL URGENCIES ON THE PATIENTS’ ORAL HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Authors

  • Angela Longo do Nascimento Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Conservative Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
  • Simone Ferreti Duarte Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Conservative Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
  • Camila Mello dos Santos Faculty of Dentistry, Center of Social Dentistry Research, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
  • Weissheimer Theodoro Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Conservative Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
  • Ricardo Abreu da Rosa Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Conservative Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
  • Gabriel Barcelos Só Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Conservative Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
  • Marcus Vinícius Reis Só Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Conservative Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19177/jrd.v9e220211-4

Keywords:

Cross-sectional study. Dental urgency. Endodontics. Oral health-related quality of life. Pain.

Abstract

Background. This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the impact of pain from dental urgencies on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL).

Methods. A sample of sixty-eight patients seeking urgent attention to a primary health unit were included. Clinical diagnosis and sociodemographic data were assessed, dental pain measured by visual analog scale (VAS) and numerical pain rating scale (NPRS). The Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) instrument was used to measure the OHRQoL. Associations were analyzed using the Student t-test, except for types of urgencies, that were evaluated with one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test.

Results. The most prevalent urgency type was of endodontic origin (81%). There was no difference between pain and other variables. The type of tooth showed significant differences in OHIP-14 scores.

Conclusion. Dental urgencies were associated with a high level of pain and impacted negatively on the patients’ OHRQoL. The type of tooth had a positive association the OHRQoL measures.

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Published

2021-10-01

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2 (2021)

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