The Relationship of Orofacial Pain and Dental Health Status and Oral Health Behaviours in Facial Burn Patients

Table 2

Association of pain with sociodemographic, burn characteristic, and psychological measures.

	Pain score; Mean (SD)	SLR^1; RC^3 (se)	MLR^2; RC^3 (95% CI); SC^4
Age
15–24	42.6 (16.8)	2.76 (1.96)	1.61 (−0.17, 3.40)
25–34	31.5 (20.7)	0.163	0.09
35–44	42.5 (21.3)		0.08
45+	53.2 (23.6)
Gender
Male	41.4 (21.2)	0.13 (4.64)	—
Female	43.6 (20.5)	0.97
Marital status
Single/divorced/widowed	40.2 (19.4)	4.68 (4.81)	—
Married	44.9 (23.6)	0.3
Employment status
Full-time job	15.4 (7.57)	17.3 (1.9)	4.83 (1.73, 7.93)
Part-time job	33.2 (20.1)	0.001	0.19
Unemployed	50.2 (16.1)		0.003
Degree of burn injury
First-degree burn	10.0 (7.08)	20.2 (2.85)	5.49 (1.89, 9.09)
Second-degree burn	41.7 (14.6)	0.001	0.16
Third-degree burn	55.0 (21.3)		0.003
Time since burn injury
1-2 years	60.5 (19.3)	−13.4 (1.98)	−2.43 (−4.90, 0.04)
2-3 years	45.9 (13.6)	0.001	−0.11
3-4 years	30.8 (18.4)		0.05
4+ years	22.1 (20.2)		Om9
Tooth brushing
None	62.2 (12.2)	−22.5 (2.21)	−5.96 (−9.90, −2.02)
Once	38.0 (15.1)	0.001	−0.19
Twice	12.2 (11.3)		0.003
More than twice	9.0 (4.24)
Dental visits
Yes	22.0 (22.1)	22.1 (6.25)	—
No	44.2 (19.0)	0.001
DMFT	41.5 (20.6)	7.40 (0.63)	3.26 (2.11, 4.42)
		0.001	0.34
			<0.001
OHI-S
Good	13.0 (9.29)	18.5 (2.77)	—
Fair	27.8 (17.4)	0.001
Poor	48.8 (17.4)
GAD-7
Normal	24.2 (19.2)	14.1 (1.78)	4.24 (1.83, 6.65)
Mild	31.1 (19.6)	0.001	0.19
Moderate	43.1 (11.4)		0.001
Severe	65.9 (11.3)
IES-R
No PTSD	20.7 (13.9)	30.6 (3.36)	—
Existing PTSD	51.4 (15.3)	0.001

¹Simple linear regression. ²Multiple linear regression. ³Regression coefficient. ⁴Standardised coefficient.