Impact of Dental Pain on Daily Living of Five-Year-Old Brazilian Preschool Children: Prevalence and Associated Factors (Report‪)‬

Introduction A number of studies have reported that dental pain exerts considerable impact on the psycho-social wellbeing of children [Shepherd et al., 1999; Agostini et al., 2001; Moura-Leite et al., 2008]. Conditions such as oral ulcers, dental trauma, gingivitis and dental caries can cause pain and have an impact on daily living [Slade, 2001]. The prevalence of dental pain among children with untreated caries in the primary dentition ranges from 46-67% [Levine et al., 2002; Moura-Leite et al., 2008]. Although caries is the main cause of dental pain, a large proportion of 5-year-olds experience dental pain due to physiological causes such as mobility and the eruption of permanent teeth [Moura-Leite et al., 2008].