Self Medication Clinical Trial
Official title:
AMO CROC Study: Self-medication and Dental Pain of Pulpal and Peri-apical Origin. Qualitative Study
Adult patients with dental anxiety or phobia constitute a population for which access to dental care is difficult and this situation is often associated with am low socio-economic status. According to the literature, these patients avoid conventional care, make greater use of emergency services, and self-medicate when experiencing dental pain. Moreover, little is known in the literature about the use of self medication in France, although it is known that in the general population does self medicate a lot. The objective of this study is to better understand the self-medication behaviors of patients in order to improve their care. This work aim at characterizing a population of adults in need of treatment for dental pain of pulpal or periapical origin and anxious or phobic adults in need of for dental treatment under general anesthesia. Self-medication behaviors will be studied in qualitative research during recorded interviews.
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