Pain Perception Before Endodontic Treatment: from Primary Care to Specialized Care
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
; 22: e200183, 2022. tab
Article
em En
| LILACS, BBO
| ID: biblio-1386803
Biblioteca responsável:
BR1264.1
ABSTRACT
Abstract Objective:
To analyze patients' pain perception requiring endodontic treatment referred to a Dental Specialties Center. Material andMethods:
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.Palavras-chave
Texto completo:
1
Base de dados:
BBO
/
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Atenção Primária à Saúde
/
Odontalgia
/
Atenção Secundária à Saúde
/
Percepção da Dor
/
Endodontistas
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article