Patient-reported negative experiences related to caries and its treatment among Swedish adult patients

Abstract Background It has been suggested that dental caries should be regarded as a chronic disease as many individuals repeatedly develop new caries lesions. How this is perceived by caries active patients is unclear. The aim of this study was to measure patient-reported attitudes and negative exp...

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Main Authors: Håkan Flink, Åke Tegelberg, Judith E. Arnetz, Dowen Birkhed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Oral Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12903-017-0384-3