Exploring Some Aspects Associated with Dentine Hypersensitivity in Children

Table 1

Univariate Poisson regression analysis of possible factors related to the child associated with dental hypersensitivity.

Independent variables	Total	Children with DH (%)	PR (95% CI)
Age (cont.)			0.97; (0.78 to 1.19)	0.784
Sex
(ref.: male)	26	11 (42.3)	1.00	0.923
Female	22	9 (40.9)	0.97; (0.49 to 1.91)
Dental erosion
(ref.: absent)	24	6 (25.0)	1.00	0.033
Present	24	14 (58.3)	2.33; (1.07 to 5.09)
Bitter taste
(ref.: no)	39	13 (33.3)	1.00	0.004
Yes	9	7 (77.8)	2.33; (1.32 to 4.13)
Temperature of soft drink
(ref.: room temperature)	19	9 (47.4)	1.00	0.517
Cold/iced	29	11 (37.9)	0.80; (0.41 to 1.57)
Usual drinking method
(ref.: Swallowing immediately)	39	14 (35.9)	1.00	0.054
Holding the beverage in the mouth before swallowing	9	6 (66.7)	1.86; (0.99 to 3.49)
Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (cont.)			0.47; (0.24 to 0.94)	0.033

DH = dental hypersensitivity; PR = prevalence ratio; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval.
^*Calculated by the Wald test.