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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