Table 2 Frequency of ‘sometimes’ and ‘often’ for each Dental Discomfort Questionnaire–Brazilian version (DDQ-B) item and DDQ-B total scores for different clinical groups

Bites with molar instead of front teeth

70 (62.5)^a

27 (60.0)^a

8 (53.3)^a,b

33 (43.4)^b

Puts away something nice to eat

58 (51.8)^a

12 (26.1)^b

1 (6.7)^b

12 (15.8)^b

Crying during meals

68 (60.7)^a

8 (17.4)^b

3 (20.0)^b

10 (13.2)^b

Problems chewing

61 (54.5)^a

12 (27.3)^b

2 (13.3)^b

11 (14.5)^b

Chewing on one side

54 (61.4)^a

12 (34.3)^b

3 (23.1)^b,c

10 (15.9)^c

Reaching for the cheek while eating

68 (60.7)^a

9 (20.4)^b

4 (26.7)^b

8 (10.5)^b

Suddenly cries at night

64 (57.1)^a

16 (36.4)^b

7 (46.7)^b

21 (27.6)^b

Median total DDQ-B score (first-third quartile)

5.0 (2.5-7.0)^a

2.0 (1.0-4.0)^b

2.0 (1.0-3.5)^b,c

1.0 (0-2.0)^c