Factors Associated with Dental Pain in Mexican Schoolchildren Aged 6 to 12 Years

Table 4

Bivariate analysis of risk indicators (diet, oral health habits, and behavior) among schoolchildren aged 6 to 12 years in dental pain survey.

Factors	No pain (%)	Pain (%)	value
High calorie food intake
Candies
Low	230 (48.9)	240 (51.1)	0.502
Moderate	244 (52.4)	222 (47.6)
High	230 (49.2)	238 (50.8)
Fried food
Low	268 (56.9)	203 (43.1)	<0.001
Moderate	230 (49.2)	237 (50.8)
High	206 (44.2)	260 (55.8)
Fruit
Low	207 (44.1)	262 (55.9)	0.005
Moderate	247 (52.2)	226 (47.8)
High	250 (54.1)	212 (45.9)
Oral health habits
Brushing frequency
At least once a day	640 (53.2)	564 (46.8)	<0.001
Less than once a day	64 (32.0)	136 (68.0)
Toothpaste use
At least once a day	662 (51.9)	614 (48.1)	<0.001
Less than once a day	42 (32.8)	86 (67.2)
Dental floss use
At least once a week	121 (44.3)	152 (55.7)	0.032
Never, do not know of it	583 (51.5)	548 (48.5)
Mouthwash use
At least once a week	157 (39.7)	239 (60.3)	<0.001
Never, do not know of it	547 (54.3)	461 (45.7)
Parent oral health knowledge and habits
Brushing frequency
At least once a day	656 (52.3)	599 (47.7)	<0.001
Less than once a day	48 (32.2)	101 (67.8)
Knowledge of child’s oral health
Sufficient	285 (60.9)	183 (39.1)	<0.001
Regular	218 (46.6)	250 (53.4)
Insufficient	201 (42.9)	267 (57.1)
Perception of child’s oral health
Very bad/bad	46 (29.1)	112 (70.9)	<0.001
Regular	325 (51.2)	310 (48.8)
Good/very good	333 (54.5)	278 (45.5)

Pearson test.