title: Utilising daily diaries to examine oral health experiences associated with dentine hypersensitivity.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The current investigation examined the determinants of oral health experiences associated with dentine hypersensitivity using prospective diary methodology.
  
  
  METHODS
  Staff and students from a large UK university who had self-diagnosed dentine hypersensitivity completed an online daily diary and text survey for 2 weeks recording their mood, oral health-related coping behaviours, coping and pain appraisals, pain experiences and functional limitations. Cross sectional and lagged path analyses were employed to examine relationships.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred one participants took part in the diary study. Participants had a mean age of 26.3 years (range = 18-63) and most were female (N = 69). Individuals who used more oral health-related coping behaviours predicted and experienced greater levels of pain on subsequent days. Negative mood also predicted worse pain outcomes. The daily diary method provided a useful avenue for investigating variations in oral health experiences and relationships between variables that can fluctuate daily.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Psychological variables such as coping and mood play an important role in the pain experiences of people with dentine hypersensitivity. The study highlights the benefits of using prospective methods to elucidate the experiences of people with oral conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Sociology & Politics, Sheffield Hallam University, Collegiate Crescent, Sheffield, S10 2BQ, UK. j.porritt@shu.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Jenny M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Porritt
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research (Oral Care), GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, St Georges Avenue, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 0DE, UK.
authors.forename: Farzana
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sufi
authors.affiliation: School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, 19 Claremont Crescent, Sheffield, S10 2TA, UK.
authors.forename: Sarah R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003807:Dentin Sensitivity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009909:Oral Health; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Coping; Dentine hypersensitivity; Diary; Oral impacts; Pain