TY - JOUR AU - Lima, Rafael Franco AU - Magalhães, Maria Beatriz Pires AU - Oliveira, Douglas Vaz AU - Freitas, Daniel Augusto Sabadini AU - Ferreira, Efigênia Ferreira AU - Martins, Renata Castro PY - 2022/06/16 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Pain Perception Before Endodontic Treatment: from Primary Care to Specialized Care JF - Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada JA - Pesqui Bras Odontopediatria Clin Integr VL - 22 IS - SE - DO - UR - https://revista.uepb.edu.br/PBOCI/article/view/1310 SP - e200183 AB - <div><strong><span lang="EN-US">Objective:&nbsp;</span></strong><span lang="EN-US">To&nbsp;</span><span lang="EN-US">analyze patients’ pain perception requiring endodontic treatment referred to a Dental Specialties Center</span><span lang="EN-US">.&nbsp;</span><strong><span lang="EN-US">Material and Methods:&nbsp;</span></strong><span lang="EN-US">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).&nbsp;</span><strong><span lang="EN-US">Results:&nbsp;</span></strong><span lang="EN-US">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&lt;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)</span><span lang="EN-US">.&nbsp;</span><strong><span lang="EN-US">Conclusion:&nbsp;</span></strong><span lang="EN-US">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.</span></div> ER -