Prevalence of odontogenic pain in a public dental urgency service in Southern Brazil

Valeria DALABILIA, Diego José GAMBIN, João Paulo DE-CARLI, Fabiane ZANETTE

Objective: To identify the main causes of odontogenic pain that lead to people search for care in the Urgency Service of the School of Dentistry of University, Passo Fundo/RS/Brazil (SPAOH), localized in the Hospital São Vicente de Paulo. Methodology: A cross-sectional and retrospective study, carried out between the period from November 1, 2016 to October 31, 2017, when data from dental care records were collected and tabulated. The data were analyzed looking for the prevalence of several causes of odontogenic pain, with pulp origin (reversible, irreversible pulpitis, necrosis); periapical (pericementitis, abscess); periodontal (periodontitis); and others, in addition to the conduct performed in attendance. Results: A total of 1,275 dental records were analyzed, involving 868 patients, of which 68.1% reported the presence of pulp (62.3%), periapical (11.1%) and periodontal (12.2%) odontogenic pains. Analgesic or antibiotic therapies were the most common approaches, totaling 21.0% of cases, followed by endodontic accesses (18.7%) and extractions (17.9%). Conclusion: In the studied dental urgency service, cases of pulp pain prevail. The results obtained contribute to the development of strategies to control odontogenic pain, as well as to the improvement of clinical protocols.

Keywords: Antibiotic. Causalgia. Urgency. Dental pain. Pulp pain.

How to cite: Dalabilia V, Gambin DJ, De-Carli JP, Zanette F. Prevalence of odontogenic pain in a public dental urgency service in Southern Brazil. Dental Press Endod. 2020 Sept-Dec;10(3):56-62.

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