Lately, oral health inequalities studies have approached a new perspective. In this perspective, patient-reported health outcomes, such as oral health self-perception and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), have ...

Background: Studies have suggested that subjective measures of oral health can be influenced by both individual and contextual factors. However, studies assessing the interaction of individual and contextual determinants ...

Oral health self-perception (OHSP) is a multidimensional measure which results from a complex web of factors including, in addition to individual characteristics, also the environment and context to which individuals are ...

The present dissertation was structured by two hypotheses. The first is that different socioeconomic indicators can influence the results presented in oral health research. Therefore, the objective of the first study is ...

Introduction: Inflammatory processes in patients undergoing renal replacement therapy are frequent, multifactorial and associated with cardiovascular events, malnutrition and anemia, all correlated with mortality in this ...

Dentists of Family Health teams should perform, support and develop activities related to oral health with the other team members. Extraclinical activity (ECA) can be considered any activity developed outside the scope ...

Oral health related-quality of life (OHRQoL) comprises a multidimensional and subjective representation of the feeling of well-being, not being restricted to the physical and psychological effects of diseases, but also ...

Individuals with facial deformities, as in cases of moderate to severe Class II and III skeletal malocclusions, may experience facial pain and headaches, difficulties with chewing, breathing, sleeping, emotional, social, ...

Oral diseases are an important problem for health on a global scale, showing unequal severity and prevalence within and between countries. Dental fear may influence on children's oral conditions and can influence to avoid ...

Assessing the perception of individuals in relation to their oral health allows for a multidimensional and, therefore, more comprehensive analysis of the impact of different oral diseases and conditions, such as periodontitis, ...