INTRODUCTION: Little is known about the frequency of persistent pain after endodontic
procedures even though pain is a core patient-oriented outcome. We estimated the …

Objectives. To quantify racial and socioeconomic status (SES) disparities in oral health, as
measured by tooth loss, and to determine the role of dental care use and other factors in …

Objective: This study used the Gelberg–Andersen Behavioral Model for Vulnerable
Populations to identify predictors of dental care utilization by working poor Canadians …

Objectives: To compare differences in self-rated oral health among community-dwelling
Black, Hispanic, and White adults aged 60 and older. Method: A total of 4,859 participants in …

Objectives: To quantify incidence of tooth loss, prosthodontic dental restoration, and
chewing difficulty onset and the effect of tooth loss and prosthodontic restoration on chewing …

Objective This study investigated the role of self‐perceived oral health and normative need
on dental services utilization by US adults aged≥ 30 years from the 2011‐2014 National …

Background: Most of the psychometric instruments used to measure quality of life associated
with oral impairment and disability from the perspectives of older adults focus on negative …

ABSTRACT A computer‐assisted telephone interview in Maryland of adults who had low
income and were Hispanic, Black, and White and who had experienced a toothache during …

Background. Researchers' understanding of the use of emergency departments (EDs) and
physicians' offices for the treatment of toothaches is limited. The authors conducted a study …

Introduction The purpose of this study was to determine national and state-specific estimates
of dental care use among adult pregnant women in the United States using data from two 12 …