title: Dental pain and associated factors in 2 to 4-year-old children in Goiânia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the prevalence of dental pain and associated factors in 2-4-year-old children in Goiânia (GO).
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study using home interviews with parents or guardians and anthropometric measures. The sample consisted of 385 children from 2 to 4 years old. The variables analyzed were: dental pain sometime in their lives, and demographic, socioeconomic and health-related factors (health condition, diet, nutritional status and behavior). Bivariate analysis and logistic regression were performed, based on a hierarchical model for risk assessment, considering the sample weights.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Dental pain prevalence was 9.9% (95%CI 7.4 - 13.1). After adjustment for other variables, children whose mothers had low education level and those who regularly consumed artificial powder juice containing sugar were more likely to have dental pain (OR = 3.03 and 2.15, respectively).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It was concluded that one in ten children had dental pain, and the prevalence was associated with low education level of the mother and the regular consumption of artificial powder juice.
authors.affiliation: Municipal Health Secretariat of Goiânia, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marília Galvão Chaves
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Lemes
authors.affiliation: School of Nutrition, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria do Rosário Gondim
authors.initials: Mdo R
authors.lastname: Peixoto
authors.affiliation: School of Nutrition, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ida Helena Carvalho Francescantonio
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Meneses
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria do Carmo Matias
authors.initials: Mdo C
authors.lastname: Freire
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009752:Nutritional Status; D015995:Prevalence; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014098:Toothache / Q000453:epidemiology*