Evaluation of pain among men and women in periodontal treatment
Objectives: Analize the severity level of pain during the periodontal Treatment among men and women. Methods: 31 men and 31 women were ramdonly selected from a sample of 280 in the wait list of periodontics terapy from the periodontal department at the Santa Catarina Federal University, 62 periodontal patients underwent full periodontal exam and were randomly allocated in two groups of 31 patients, containning only men in group 1 and women in group 2. Nonsurgical periodontal therapy was performed in both groups. At the end of treatment all patients were evaluated at first and seventh day post treatment day for pain/discomfort by Visual analogue scale.Statistical analysis was perfomed using the t test and variance analysis. Results: It demonstrated no statistically significant difference between both groups. Conclusion: Pain/discomfort perception is similar between men and women facing nonsurgical periodontal therapy.
Division: IADR/AADR/CADR General Session
Meeting:2011 IADR/AADR/CADR General Session (San Diego, California) Location: San Diego, California
Year: 2011 Final Presentation ID:2838 Abstract Category|Abstract Category(s):Periodontal Research - Therapy
Authors
Lucchiari, Newton
( Universidade Federal De Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, N/A, Brazil
)
Bianchini, Ma
( Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, N/A, Brazil
)
Andrade, Eduardo
( University of Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
)
Moises Jr, José
( Universidade Federal De Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, N/A, Brazil
)
Melo, Ev
( Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, N/A, Brazil
)
Cid, Rafaela
( Universidade Federal De Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, N/A, Brazil
)
Dalago, Haline
( Universidade Federal De Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, N/A, Brazil
)
Zimmermann, Glaucia Santos
( Universidade Federal De Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, N/A, Brazil
)
SESSION INFORMATION
Poster Session
Diagnosis, Oral Hygiene, and Mechanical Debridement
03/18/2011