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Table 3 Comfort level related to diagnosing the different types of Orofacial pain

From: Self-perceived competence of dental students regarding the management of orofacial pain: a cross-sectional study

Orofacial Pain Type

Variables

Uncomfortable

N (%)

Neither

N (%)

Comfortable

N (%)

P-value

TMD pain

Third-year

Fourth-year

27 (18)

11 (9)

26 (27)

28 (22)

99 (65)

89 (69)

0.070

Public sector

Private sector

21 (18)

17 (10)

25 (22)

29 (18)

69 (60)

119 (72)

0.072

Primary headache

Third-year

Fourth-year

22 (14)

12 (9.4)

51 (34)

40 (31.3)

79 (52)

76 (59.4)

0.318

Public sector

Private sector

15 (13)

19 (12)

38 (33)

53 (32)

62 (54)

93 (56)

0.895

Neuropathic pain

Third-year

Fourth-year

34 (22)

24 (19)

55 (36)

50 (39)

63 (42)

54 (42)

0.740

Public sector

Private sector

25 (22)

33 (20)

42 (36)

63 (38)

48 (41)

69 (42)

0.928

Intraoral pain

Third-year

Fourth-year

16 (11)

9 (7)

32 (21)

20 (16)

104 (68)

99 (77)

0.245

Public sector

Private sector

8 (7)

17 (11)

20 (17)

32 (19)

87 (76)

116 (70)

0.532

Psychogenic pain

Third-year

Fourth-year

33 (21)

23 (18)

71 (47)

59 (46)

48 (32)

46 (36)

0.642

Public sector

Private sector

20 (17)

36 (22)

50 (44)

80 (48)

45 (39)

49 (30)

0.243