Self Medication in Odontology (AUDE)

University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dental Pain; Dental Anxiety

Treatments: Behavioral: questionnaire

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04949126

2021-A00417-34 (Other Identifier)

RNI 2021 COUSSON

Details and patient eligibility

About

To describe and understand the self-medication behaviours of a population of adults coming to the Clermont-Ferrand dentistry department for acute pain of pulpal origin and of a population of adults coming to the specific care unit of the Clermont-Ferrand dentistry department or the Riom hospital for treatment under general anaesthesia.

Full description

Self-medication behaviour will be studied by means of a questionnaire. Questionnaires on insecurity, anxiety about dental care, items related to the ingestion function of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), a visual analogue pain assessment scale and the PCS-CF pain dramatisation scale will also be used.

Enrollment: 940 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult patient, male or female, coming to consult in the Clermont-Ferrand or Riom Hospital for acute pain of pulp origin and periapical OR eligible for dental treatment under general anesthesia in a context phobic.
• Understanding and practicing French
• giving informed consent to participate in research.
• Affiliation to a Social Security scheme.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients under guardianship.
• Patient's refusal to participate in the study.

Trial design

940 participants in 2 patient groups

acute pain of pulpal origin

Description:

no intervention

Treatment:

Behavioral: questionnaire

anxious group

Description:

no intervention

Treatment:

Behavioral: questionnaire