Self Medication in Odontology (AUDE)

Self Medication and Pulpal and Periapical Dental Pain

To describe and understand the self-medication behaviours of a population of adults coming to the Clermont-Ferrand dentistry department for acute pain of pulpal origin and of a population of adults coming to the specific care unit of the Clermont-Ferrand dentistry department or the Riom hospital for treatment under general anaesthesia.

Self-medication behaviour will be studied by means of a questionnaire. Questionnaires on insecurity, anxiety about dental care, items related to the ingestion function of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), a visual analogue pain assessment scale and the PCS-CF pain dramatisation scale will also be used.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult patient, male or female, coming to consult in the Clermont-Ferrand or Riom Hospital for acute pain of pulp origin and periapical OR eligible for dental treatment under general anesthesia in a context phobic.
• Understanding and practicing French
• giving informed consent to participate in research.
• Affiliation to a Social Security scheme.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients under guardianship.
• Patient's refusal to participate in the study.