Evaluation of the association between menstrual cycle irregularity and dental pain or chewing discomfort in women before menopause
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Authors
Song, In-Seok
Ki, Eun Young
Han, Kyungdo
Ryu, Jae-Jun
Park, Jun-Beom
Issue Date
2019-04-04
Type
Article
Language
en_US
Keywords
Epidemiology , Mastication , Menstrual Cycle , Nutrition Surveys , Oral Health , Menstrual Cycle Irregularity , Dental Pain
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Abstract
This study was performed to assess the relationship between menstrual irregularity and dental pain or chewing discomfort in women before menopause, using nationally representative data. This study analyzed 4595 participants who were ≥19 years or older, and did not have missing values for outcome variables from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Tooth pain was considered present if the participant felt throbbing discomfort, pain, or sensitivity when eating hot or cold food or drinking hot or cold beverages. Self-reported oral chewing discomfort was obtained. Adjusted odds ratios and their 95% confidence intervals for tooth pain in the individuals with menstrual cycle irregularity were 1.30 (1.05, 1.62) after adjustment for age, body mass index, drinking, smoking, income, exercise, stress, metabolic syndrome, and the frequency of tooth brushing. Adjusted odds ratios and their 95% confidence intervals for chewing discomfort in the individuals with menstrual cycle irregularity were 1.33 (1.03, 1.72) after adjustment. The association between menstrual irregularity and dental pain or chewing discomfort in women before menopause was proven—after adjusting for confounding factors—by multiple logistic regression analyses. Menstrual cycle irregularity may be considered a potential risk indicator for dental pain or chewing discomfort in Korean women before menopause.
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Citation
Song, I. S., Ki, E. Y., Han, K., Ryu, J. J., & Park, J. B. (2019). Evaluation of the Association between Menstrual Cycle Irregularity and Dental Pain or Chewing Discomfort in Women before Menopause. Journal of clinical medicine, 8(4), 454. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8040454
Publisher
Journal of Clinical Medicine