Factors associated with oral pain and oral health-related productivity loss in the USA, National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES), 2015-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Our aim was to identify clinical and sociodemographic factors associated with oral pain and oral health-related productivity loss among US adults.

Methods

We included adults aged ≥30 years who completed the dental examination, had at least one natural tooth, and provided an answer about their oral pain experience or oral health-related productivity loss in the 2015-2018 National Health and Nutrition and Examination Survey (NHANES). We performed descriptive analyses and multivariable binary logistic regression analyses on weighted data.

Results

One out of four adults had oral pain and 4% reported oral health-related productivity loss occasionally or often within the last year of the survey. The odds of oral pain were higher among non-Hispanic black (OR = 1.3

SUBMITTER: Aldosari M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8504739 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature