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Oral pain and comorbidities in an edentulous older population: A k-prototypes cluster analysis

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  • Nontawat Chuinsiri
  • Natthapol Thinsathid

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Non-odontogenic oral pain is prevalent among the older people and significantly impacts their quality of life. Non-odontogenic oral pain is usually persistent and accompanied by comorbidities such as psychosocial distress and sleep-related problems, which further complicate pain management. The relationship between non-odontogenic oral pain and comorbidities in the older people, however, has not been well documented. This study aimed to identify the factors associated with non-odontogenic oral pain in an edentulous older population and to subgroup this population based on the patterns of oral pain and its associated factors. In this cross-sectional study, data from completely edentulous individuals in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey for the period from 2017 to 2020 March (pre-pandemic) were analysed. Associations and correlations between oral pain and 46 other variables, including demographic, questionnaire, examination and laboratory data, were investigated using Pearson’s chi-squared test and Spearman’s rank correlation test. A p value of

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  • Nontawat Chuinsiri & Natthapol Thinsathid, 2025. "Oral pain and comorbidities in an edentulous older population: A k-prototypes cluster analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 20(3), pages 1-13, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0319819
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0319819
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