fa PREVALENCE OF TOOTHACHE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS: A POPULATION-BASED STUDY IN SOUTHEAST IRAN اندودانتیکس Endodontics پژوهشي Research <p> <strong>Introduction:</strong></p><p>  This study was carried out to estimate toothache prevalence among adult residents in Kerman. </p><p> <strong>Materials and Methods:</strong></p><p>  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. </p><p> <strong>Results:</strong> </p><p> 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. </p><p> <strong>Conclusion</strong>: </p><p> 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. </p><hr><p></p><p> <strong>Source: </strong>Iranian Endodontic Journal </p><p> <a href="http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/index.php/iej/article/view/3520" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">Full Text</font></a></p> Dental Health Services; Dental Hygiene; Education status; Socioeconomic status; Epidemiology; Iran; Pain; Prevalence; Toothache 0 0 http://idai.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-32-2086&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Shahla Kakoei 10031947532846009770 10031947532846009770 No Oral and Dental Diseases Research center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Masoud Parirokh 10031947532846009771 10031947532846009771 No Oral and Dental Diseases Research center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Nouzar Nakhaee 10031947532846009772 10031947532846009772 No Neurosciences Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Forogh Jamshidshirazi 10031947532846009773 10031947532846009773 No Oral and Dental Diseases Research center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Maryam Rad 10031947532846009774 10031947532846009774 No Oral and Dental Diseases Research center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Sina Kakooei s.kakooei@yahoo.com 10031947532846009775 10031947532846009775 Yes Oral and Dental Diseases Research center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran