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Disparities in Emergency Department Pain Treatment for Toothache.
JDR Clinical and Translational Research 2016 October
Racial disparities in how pain is treated in the emergency department (ED) for toothache have not been reported. Due to increasing reliance on EDs for dental care, the authors investigated whether race/ethnicity and insurance type are associated with treatment for toothache pain. The authors conducted a nationally representative cross-sectional study of ED toothache visits by adults (19 to 64 y old), using the 2008-2010 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. Multinomial regression models accounted for the complex survey design. Outcomes were pain medicines received: none, nonopioid only, or opioids. After adjusting for sociodemographic factors, black patients had 1.99 greater odds ( P < 0.005) than white patients of receiving only a nonopioid pain medicine for toothache. Visits made by patients on Medicare, Medicaid, uninsured, or "other" insurance status had greater odds than the privately insured of receiving only a nonopioid pain medicine rather than an opioid (odds ratios, respectively: 4.8, P < 0.001; 2.1, P ≤ 0.001; 2.3, P < 0.01; and 4.1, P < 0.001). Blacks are less likely than whites to receive opioids in the ED for a toothache, even with similar levels of pain. Nonprivately insured patients have lower odds than the privately insured to receive opioids for toothache pain. A better understanding of the etiology of these disparities could lead to directed interventions. Knowledge Transfer Statement: This study presents findings novel to the body of pain and oral health care literature. Because there is an increasing reliance on the emergency department to address dental pain, disparities in how toothache pain is treated will be of great interest to a growing number of Americans, clinicians, and policy makers.
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