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Prevalence of Toothache and Associated Factors: A Population-Based Study in Southeast Iran
INTRODUCTION: This study was carried out to estimate toothache prevalence among adult residents in Kerman. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional, population-based study was conducted among individuals aged over 18 years (n=1800). The relevant data on the prevalence of toothache and associated...
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Iranian Center for Endodontic Research
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3734515/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23922574 |
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author | Kakoei, Shahla Parirokh, Masoud Nakhaee, Nouzar Jamshidshirazi, Forogh Rad, Maryam Kakooei, Sina |
author_facet | Kakoei, Shahla Parirokh, Masoud Nakhaee, Nouzar Jamshidshirazi, Forogh Rad, Maryam Kakooei, Sina |
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description | INTRODUCTION: This study was carried out to estimate toothache prevalence among adult residents in Kerman. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional, population-based study was conducted among individuals aged over 18 years (n=1800). The relevant data on the prevalence of toothache and associated factors were collected by interviewing the individuals in their homes and filling out a questionnaire designed by the examiners. Prevalence of toothache and associated factors that patients recalled previous to their interview were analyzed by chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: Nine hundred ninety-one individuals (55.1%) reported toothache during the 6 months before the interview. The participants who flossed daily, had regular dental visits, and had higher education showed a significantly lower prevalence of toothache (P<0.05), whereas regular tooth brushing and economic level of residency had no significant effect on the prevalence of toothache. Individuals between the ages of 26 and 45 [odds ratio (OR)=2.0], with a family size of more than 4 (OR=1.5), not using dental floss (OR=1.5), or having a mental or psychological illness (OR=1.5) were more likely to have a history of toothache. CONCLUSION: High prevalence of toothache (more than half) among residents of Kerman shows a serious and major public health problem. Toothache prevalence in middle aged adults, lower education, bigger family size, lower dental hygiene habit and/or those having mental or psychological illness were more common in the city of Kerman. |
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spelling | pubmed-37345152013-08-06 Prevalence of Toothache and Associated Factors: A Population-Based Study in Southeast Iran Kakoei, Shahla Parirokh, Masoud Nakhaee, Nouzar Jamshidshirazi, Forogh Rad, Maryam Kakooei, Sina Iran Endod J Original Article INTRODUCTION: This study was carried out to estimate toothache prevalence among adult residents in Kerman. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional, population-based study was conducted among individuals aged over 18 years (n=1800). The relevant data on the prevalence of toothache and associated factors were collected by interviewing the individuals in their homes and filling out a questionnaire designed by the examiners. Prevalence of toothache and associated factors that patients recalled previous to their interview were analyzed by chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: Nine hundred ninety-one individuals (55.1%) reported toothache during the 6 months before the interview. The participants who flossed daily, had regular dental visits, and had higher education showed a significantly lower prevalence of toothache (P<0.05), whereas regular tooth brushing and economic level of residency had no significant effect on the prevalence of toothache. Individuals between the ages of 26 and 45 [odds ratio (OR)=2.0], with a family size of more than 4 (OR=1.5), not using dental floss (OR=1.5), or having a mental or psychological illness (OR=1.5) were more likely to have a history of toothache. CONCLUSION: High prevalence of toothache (more than half) among residents of Kerman shows a serious and major public health problem. Toothache prevalence in middle aged adults, lower education, bigger family size, lower dental hygiene habit and/or those having mental or psychological illness were more common in the city of Kerman. Iranian Center for Endodontic Research 2013-08-01 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC3734515/ /pubmed/23922574 Text en Copyright © 2013, Iranian Endodontic Journal. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Kakoei, Shahla Parirokh, Masoud Nakhaee, Nouzar Jamshidshirazi, Forogh Rad, Maryam Kakooei, Sina Prevalence of Toothache and Associated Factors: A Population-Based Study in Southeast Iran |
title | Prevalence of Toothache and Associated Factors: A Population-Based Study in Southeast Iran |
title_full | Prevalence of Toothache and Associated Factors: A Population-Based Study in Southeast Iran |
title_fullStr | Prevalence of Toothache and Associated Factors: A Population-Based Study in Southeast Iran |
title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of Toothache and Associated Factors: A Population-Based Study in Southeast Iran |
title_short | Prevalence of Toothache and Associated Factors: A Population-Based Study in Southeast Iran |
title_sort | prevalence of toothache and associated factors: a population-based study in southeast iran |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3734515/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23922574 |
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