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CC BY 4.0 · Eur J Dent 2022; 16(02): 302-306
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1735443
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A Retrospective Study on the Etiological Factors of Orofacial Pain in a Malaysian Sample

Nazih Shaban Mustafa
1   Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Diagnosis, Faculty of Dentistry, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
,
Muhannad Ali Kashmoola
1   Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Diagnosis, Faculty of Dentistry, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
,
Basma Ezzat Mustafa Al-Ahmad
2   Department of Fundamental Dental and Medical Sciences, Kulliyyah of Dentistry, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
,
Mardhiah Abidah Binti Hazman Fansuri
3   Oral Health Division, Ministry of Health, Kuala Lipis, Pahang, Malaysia
,
Nur Hazwani Mohamad Jurimi
4   Oral Health Division, Ministry of Health, Kadut, Sabah, Malaysia
,
Sayfaldeen Kashmoola
5   Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Lincoln University College, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
› Author Affiliations Funding This study was supported by sponsored research project (SP17-026-0288).
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Abstract

Objective This study aimed to examine the etiological factors of orofacial pain for patients attending dental clinic at Faculty of Dentistry, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM).

Materials and Methods This retrospective study examined the data of 248 patients who have attended dental clinic at Faculty of Dentistry IIUM and suffering from different types of orofacial pain. The data were collected from January 2010 to November 2018. The etiologies of pain were classified according to International Classification of Orofacial Pain, 1st edition (2020).

Statistical Analysis The association of age and gender with orofacial pain was evaluated by using the Chi-square test, and the significance level was set to 0.05.

Results Collected data showed that orofacial pain has different etiologies among the patients attending the dental clinic at Faculty of Dentistry IIUM. Moreover, a statistically significant relation was observed between orofacial pain toward gender and different age group.

Conclusion The findings proposed that the orofacial pain has a variety of etiological factors with the highest percentage of orofacial pain attributed to disorders of dentoalveolar and anatomically related structures among patients attending dental clinic at Faculty of Dentistry IIUM.

Keywords

etiological factors - orofacial pain - Malaysian


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