Research Article
The Relationship of Orofacial Pain and Dental Health Status and Oral Health Behaviours in Facial Burn Patients
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants (N = 90).
| | Characteristics | Number (%) |
| | Age | | 15–24 | 37 (41.1) | | 25–34 | 22 (24.4) | | 35–44 | 17 (18.9) | | 45+ | 14 (15.6) |
| | Gender | | Male | 30 (33.3) | | Female | 60 (66.7) |
| | Marital status | | Single/divorced/widowed | 64 (71.1) | | Married | 26 (28.9) |
| | Employment status | | Full-time job | 18 (20.0) | | Part-time job | 9 (10.0) | | Unemployed | 63 (70.0) |
| | Degree of burn injury | | First-degree burn | 11 (12.2) | | Second-degree burn | 54 (60.0) | | Third-degree burn | 25 (27.8) |
| | Time since burn injury | | 1–2 years | 16 (17.8) | | 2–3 years | 38 (42.2) | | 3–4 years | 26 (28.9) | | 4+ years | 10 (11.1) |
| | DMFT mean (SD) | 10.7 (2.17) |
| | OHI-S | | Good | 8 (8.9) | | Fair | 18 (20.0) | | Poor | 65 (71.1) |
| | Daily frequency of toothbrushing | | None | 25 (27.8) | | Once a day | 54 (60.6) | | Twice a day | 9 (10.0) | | More than twice | 2 (2.2) |
| | Dental check-ups | | Yes | 11 (12.2) | | No | 79 (87.8) |
| | GAD-7, mean (SD) | 10.26 (4.18) | | Normal | 11 (12.2) | | Mild | 29 (32.2) | | Moderate | 32 (35.6) | | Severe | 18 (20.0) |
| | IES, mean (SD) | 36.3 (18.8) | | No PTSD | 29 (32.2) | | Yes PTSD | 61 (67.8) |
| | Pain, mean (SD) | 41.5 (20.6) | | No pain | 5 (5.6) | | Mild | 37 (41.1) | | Moderate | 39 (43.3) | | Severe | 9 (10.0) |
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