Psychosocial aspects of periodontal disease diagnosis and treatment: A qualitative study.
Poppy E HorneLyndie A Foster PageJonathan W LeichterEllie T KnightWilliam Murray ThomsonPublished in: Journal of clinical periodontology (2020)
This study illustrated the broad psychosocial impact of periodontitis. The findings suggest that the benefits of periodontal treatment extend beyond improvements in traditional biomedical indicators to those which are more relevant and desirable to patients.