Non-Cochrane · prognostic · PM41585974
Global burden of orofacial pain in adults in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Chala Sanaa, Moldoveanu Andreea, Špiljak Bruno, et al. · National journal of maxillofacial surgery · 2025 · PubMed · doi:10.4103/njms.njms_172_24
Findings
Population Adults in low- and middle-income countries
2 findings
| Not applicable (prevalence) | Not applicable (prevalence) | Toothache prevalence (pooled proportion) Not specified · LMICs (Brazil, Iran) · Overall | Prevalence (%) 23.3 [15.2, 32.6] GRADE not reported 8 studies · 82753 participants |
| Not applicable (prevalence review) | Not applicable | Incidence of orofacial pain Not specified | no estimate extracted No studies found 0 studies |
Included primary studies 22
Open in Studies| Study | Year | Also included by | Outcomes it informs here | Trial data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bastos 2008 Toothache prevalence and associated factors: a population‐based study in southern Brazil DOI:10.1111/j.1601-0825.2007.01379.x | 2007 | this review only | Toothache prevalence (pooled proportion) | not extracted yet |
| Bastos 2008 Toothache prevalence and associated factors: a population based study in southern Brazil. PMID:18449961 | 2008 | this review only | Toothache prevalence (pooled proportion) | not extracted yet |
| Boluk 2020 The Prevalence of Trigeminal Neuralgia in Turkey: A Population-Based Study DOI:10.1080/01616412.2020.1794372 | 2020 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Boluk 2020 The Prevalence of Trigeminal Neuralgia in Turkey: A Population-Based Study. PMID:32662754 | 2020 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Cavalheiro 2016 Dental pain, use of dental services and oral health-related quality of life in southern Brazil DOI:10.1590/1807-3107bor-2016.vol30.0039 | 2016 | this review only | Toothache prevalence (pooled proportion) | not extracted yet |
| Cavalheiro 2016 Dental pain, use of dental services and oral health-related quality of life in southern Brazil. PMID:27556550 | 2016 | this review only | Toothache prevalence (pooled proportion) | not extracted yet |
| Constante 2012 Socio‐demographic and behavioural inequalities in the impact of dental pain among adults: a population‐based study DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.2012.00701.x | 2012 | this review only | Toothache prevalence (pooled proportion) | not extracted yet |
| Constante 2012 Socio-demographic and behavioural inequalities in the impact of dental pain among adults: a population-based study. PMID:22607027 | 2012 | this review only | Toothache prevalence (pooled proportion) | not extracted yet |
| de Pinho 2012 Toothaches in the Daily Lives of Brazilian Adults DOI:10.3390/ijerph9082587 | 2012 | this review only | Toothache prevalence (pooled proportion) | not extracted yet |
| de Pinho 2012 Toothaches in the daily lives of Brazilian adults. PMID:23066384 | 2012 | this review only | Toothache prevalence (pooled proportion) | not extracted yet |
| Kakoei 2013 Prevalence of toothache and associated factors: a population-based study in southeast iran. PMID:23922574 | 2013 | this review only | Toothache prevalence (pooled proportion) | not extracted yet |
| Lacerda 2004 Dor de origem dental como motivo de consulta odontológica em uma população adulta DOI:10.1590/s0034-89102004000300017 | 2004 | this review only | Toothache prevalence (pooled proportion) | not extracted yet |
| Lacerda 2004 [Dental pain as the reason for visiting a dentist in a Brazilian adult population]. PMID:15243677 | 2004 | this review only | Toothache prevalence (pooled proportion) | not extracted yet |
| Manandhar 2015 The prevalence of primary headache disorders in Nepal: a nationwide population-based study DOI:10.1186/s10194-015-0580-y | 2015 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Manandhar 2015 The prevalence of primary headache disorders in Nepal: a nationwide population-based study. PMID:26554602 | 2015 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Momeni 2016 Dental pain and its determinants in an adult population in Tehran, Iran, Urban HEART-2 DOI:10.1922/cdh_3818momeni05 | 2016 | this review only | Toothache prevalence (pooled proportion) | not extracted yet |
| Momeni 2016 Dental pain and its determinants in an adult population in Tehran, Iran, Urban HEART-2. PMID:28509520 | 2016 | this review only | Toothache prevalence (pooled proportion) | not extracted yet |
| Peres 2012 Desigualdades contextuais e individuais da prevalência de dor dentária em adultos e idosos no Brasil DOI:10.1590/s0102-311x2012001300012 | 2012 | this review only | Toothache prevalence (pooled proportion) | not extracted yet |
| Peres 2012 [Contextual and individual inequalities in dental pain prevalence among Brazilian adults and elders]. PMID:22714960 | 2012 | this review only | Toothache prevalence (pooled proportion) | not extracted yet |
| Ruivo 2015 matched by author and year (probable) | NR | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Zebenigus 2016 The prevalence of primary headache disorders in Ethiopia DOI:10.1186/s10194-016-0704-z | 2016 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Zebenigus 2016 The prevalence of primary headache disorders in Ethiopia. PMID:27924616 | 2016 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
Review question
| Element | Planned (methods) | Found (results) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | Adults in low- and middle-income countries | Adults in Brazil, Iran, Nepal, Ethiopia and Turkey (n=12 studies); 8 studies (n=82753) in the toothache meta-analysis |
| Intervention | Not applicable (prevalence review) | Not applicable |
| Comparison | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Outcomes | Prevalence and incidence of orofacial pain | Toothache prevalence (8 studies, pooled); headache (2 studies), trigeminal neuralgia (1), overall orofacial pain (1) not pooled; no incidence data |
| Study designs | Observational population-based studies (case-control, cross-sectional, retrospective and prospective cohort) | 12 cross-sectional studies |
| Timing | Not specified | Not specified |