The prevalence of pain in the four weeks preceding the examination was
quite high, 27. percent. On the day of the examination, 26.2 percent (107 out
of 0 ) were still experiencing pain. Overall, 107 out of 1, 92 (7 percent) were experiencing pain. Of the 0 reporting pain in the four weeks preceding the examination, the types of pain were: spontaneous toothache 16 (10.9 percent); solicited pain 220 (1 .7 percent); soft tissue pain 1 7 (10. percent); and tempro- mandibular joint pain ( .7 percent). Those with oro-facial pain had higher DMFT and DT scores than those without pain (p0.01). Those with pain demonstrated a slightly lower FT score than those without pain. The majority of those with pain (60 percent) had been certi ed as “orally un t.” The majority of those with no pain in the past four weeks (55.7 percent) had been certi ed
as orally t by the School Dental Service. Jaafar concluded that oro-facial pain by those children certi ed as orally t by the dental nurses of the School Dental Service was signi cantly lower than those not so certi ed.