COVID-19 pandemic reduces the negative perception of oral health-related quality of life in adolescents.

Jessica Klockner Knorst Bruna Brondani Fernanda Tomazoni Andressa Weber Vargas Marina Dutra Cósta Leonardo da Silva Godois Fausto Medeiros Mendes Diego Machado Ardenghi Thiago Machado Ardenghi

Published in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2021)

Overall and specific-domains CPQ-14 scores were significantly lower during the Brazilian Covid-19 outbreak, indicating a decrease in the perception of oral health problems by adolescents over that period.

Keyphrases

young adults
oral health
physical activity
mental health