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Latent Profiles of Oral Health Self-Management and Associated Factors Among Adolescents Undergoing Fixed Orthodontic Treatment.

Patient preference and adherence · Huang X, Yu J, Yang Y, Yao L · 2026-07-11

Researchers identified three distinct patterns of oral health self-management among adolescents with braces, and found that family support, e-health literacy, self-efficacy, dental anxiety, and age influenced which pattern an adolescent followed.

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