26May 2017

CHARACTERISTICS OF ORO-FACIAL PAIN AMONG ADULTS ATTENDING RURAL OUTREACH ORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS IN MANGALORE, KARNATAKA.

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Introduction- Orofacial pain is a common complaint affecting millions of people. Studies have shown a high prevalence of pain across different regions negatively impacting individuals and communities. Identifying its characteristics goes a long way in diagnosis and treatment. Aim- To determine the characteristics of orofacial pain among adults attending rural outreach oral health programs in Mangalore,Karnataka. Methodology- A cross sectional study was carried out whereinformation related to demographics and characteristics of orofacial pain in terms of location, intensity, quality, duration, impact on daily activities was collected among 284 adults visiting rural outreach oral health programs in Mangalore. An oral examination was carried out to determine the cause of the orofacial pain. Results-The prevalence of pain among patients attending rural outreach programs was 20.7% and a higher prevalence was witnessed among females. When the characteristics of pain was analyzed, 42% people had pain in lower right quadrant, 58% had dull aching pain, 56% patients had pain since 2-4 days, 33% had intermittent pain and 56% patients had pain due to pulpitis. We found that least and worst pain intensities, pain duration and cause of painwere significantly associated with impacton daily activities of the participants(p <0.05). Conclusion-Higher prevalence of pain was seen in female participants and in patients having tobacco habit history, and majority of the participants had pulpitis as the cause of pain.Pain had a negative impact on the day to day activities of the participants.

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[Alivia Basu, Ashwini Rao, Rajesh G, Ramya Shenoy, Mithun Pai. (2017); CHARACTERISTICS OF ORO-FACIAL PAIN AMONG ADULTS ATTENDING RURAL OUTREACH ORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS IN MANGALORE, KARNATAKA. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (May). 1023-1029] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Dr. Ashwini Rao
Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, M.C.O.D.S., Mangalore

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/4211      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/4211

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