Relação entre dor bucal, e impacto odontológico em uma população de 50 a 74 anos de idade do sul do Brasil

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between oral pain, seeking treatment, treatment need and self-perceived dental impact in people ages 50 to 74 years in three sanitary districts of Porto Alegre. Cross-sectional study of people in Porto Alegre with 720 individuals, aged between 50 and 74 years living in three sanitary districts. The impacts of dental and sociodemographic data were collected through structured interviews. The Oral Impacts on Daily Performances - OIDP developed by Adulyanon, Vourapukjaru and Sheiham (1996) was used to measure the impacts. The data were analyzed using Poisson regression. The prevalence of pain in this population were 32.8% and was present in 32.5% of those reporting some impact on dental care, and daily activities more often associated with the prevalence of pain: Talking (37.6%), clean their teeth and gums (37.0%) and enjoy being with people (% 36.5) and with severe pain: Work (% 14.8), enjoy socializing with people (% 11.6) and rest (%11.1). The outcome variables significantly associated with high impact were seeking treatment in the last year [PR 0.72 (0.54 to 0.96)] and reasons for visiting a dentist because of pain [PR 1.75 (1.18 to 2, 61)]. These results serve as an aid in formulating public health policies, focusing on services for adults and the elderly, further studies are needed to establish causal relationship between dental pain and impact dental conditions and dental predictors of impact.