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.

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 descri

SUBMITTER: Sjogren JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11774281 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature