Longitudinal pathways between perceived oral health and regular service use of adult Finns.

Eeva Torppa-Saarinen Anna Liisa Suominen Satu M Lahti Mimmi M Tolvanen

Published in: Community dentistry and oral epidemiology (2019)

Good OHRQoL, indicated by a lack of perceived problems or symptoms, leads to regular service use. Our findings indicate that poor OHRQoL leads to nonregular service use, and nonregular service use leads to poor SOH.

Keyphrases

mental health
healthcare
oral health
social support
depressive symptoms
cross sectional
sleep quality