Changes in perceived oral health in a longitudinal population-based study.
Eeva Torppa-SaarinenMimmi M TolvanenAnna Liisa SuominenSatu M LahtiPublished in: Community dentistry and oral epidemiology (2018)
Multiple perceived oral health measures might be useful for service planning, as the changes in the three separate measures used in this longitudinal study were various and thus measured different aspects of perceived oral health. Research including both self-perceived and clinical indicators is needed to understand need for care as a whole.