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Prevalence of Chief Complaints Among Pediatric Dental Patients in Saudi Population; Study Done in Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy, Saudi Arabia

Shahzeb Hasan-Ansari, Abdulrahman Al-Saffan, Deema-Al-Dhubaiban, Ohood Yaser-Turkistani, Rawan Al-Khalaf and Dina Al-Assaf

Background: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of different chief complaints of the pediatric patients attending dental clinics of Riyadh College of Dentistry and pharmacy. Another aim was to determine the chief complaints among different age groups of children. Material and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, which involved 490 pediatric patients and divided into sub groups (0-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12 years). Data collection conducted in two phases; checking patients’ files and distribution of a survey. A well-structured, closed-ended questionnaire acquired knowledge about chief complaints of these patients. Collected data was subjected to statistical analysis using SPSS v.21 using descriptive statistics followed by chi square test (p<0.05) for age groups and first vs. second dental visit. Results: A response rate of 91% (490 out of 540) was observed. Participants aged between 0-3 were 1%, 4-6 were 29%, 7-9 were 34% and 10-12 were 37%. Non first visit were 43% and first visit were 57%. Pearson Chi-square test showed a statistically significant association between chief complaint and gender (p=0.017) and association between chief complaint and first visit (p=0.001).