Assessing the impact of oral health disease on quality of life in Ecuador: a mixed-methods study

IntroductionGlobally, oral health diseases surpass all other non-communicable diseases in prevalence; however, they are not well studied in underserved regions, where accessibility to dental services and oral health education is disparately worse. In Ecuador, further research is needed to understand...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Oral Health
Main Authors:	Nupur Krishnan, Karem Manresa-Cumarin, Jessica Klabak, Greg Krupa, Priyanka Gudsoorkar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-07-01
Subjects:	oral health quality of life oral health disparities oral health promotion oral health disease social determinants of health barriers to oral health
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/froh.2024.1431726/full

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