Table 2 The perceived degree of knowledge in the five types of Orofacial pain
| Orofacial Pain Type | Variables | Limited knowledge N (%) |
Not sure N (%) |
Knowledgeable N (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMD pain |
Third-year Fourth-year |
61 (40) 45 (35) |
9 (6) 3 (2) |
82 (54) 80 (63) | 0.182 |
|
Public sector Private sector |
51 (44) 55 (33) |
8 (7.0) 4 (3) |
56 (49) 106 (64) | 0.016 | |
| Primary headache |
Third-year Fourth-year |
67 (44) 51 (40) |
22 (15) 9 (7) |
63 (41) 68 (53) | 0.055 |
|
Public sector Private sector |
43 (37) 75 (45) |
17 (15) 14 (9) |
55 (48) 76 (46) | 0.172 | |
| Neuropathic pain |
Third-year Fourth-year |
81 (53) 45 (35) |
21 (14) 18 (14) |
50 (33) 65 (51) | 0.005 |
|
Public sector Private sector |
51 (44) 75 (46) |
12 (10) 27 (16) |
52 (46) 63 (38) | 0.280 | |
| Intraoral pain |
Third-year Fourth-year |
50 (33) 32 (25) |
8 (5) 4 (3) |
94 (62) 92 (72) | 0.195 |
|
Public sector Private sector |
31 (27) 51 (31) |
4 (3) 8 (5) |
80 (70) 106 (64) | 0.623 | |
| Psychogenic pain |
Third-year Fourth-year |
78 (51) 52 (41) |
35 (23) 28 (22) |
39 (26) 48 (37) | 0.087 |
|
Public sector Private sector |
51 (44) 79 (48) |
18 (16) 45 (27) |
46 (40) 41 (25) | 0.010 |