Background Dental caries, dental pain and reported oral problems influence people's oral
quality of life and thus their perceived need for dental care. So far there is scant information …

Background The current public health research agenda was to identify the means to reduce
oral health inequalities internationally. The objectives of this study were to provide evidence …

Background At present, there is no evidence on whether using condition-specific Oral Health-
Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) measures provides more reliable information than generic …

Background studies on the relationship between children's malocclusion and its psycho-
social impacts are so far largely unexplored in low-income countries. This study aimed to …

Objective. Guided by the conceptual framework of Gilbert and co-workers, this study
assesses satisfaction with oral health as reported by 65-year-olds in Sweden and Norway …

Background The occlusion of a complete dental arch is generally desirable but not
necessary nor always achievable in many individuals. It is, however, relevant for dentists to …

Background: To effectively plan and implement oral-health education and treatment
programs targeting school students, information on the social and behavioral correlations of …

The objective of this study was to describe the self-perceived need for and utilization of
dental care in Indonesia. Using secondary data from the Indonesian National Socio …

The challenge of reduced dental treatment and education infrastructure in the Tanzanian
highlands affects the oral health situation of both the general population and local …