Oral health perceptions among elite athletes and elite para-athletes: psychosocial impacts, sports performance.

Researchers compared oral health perceptions and their impacts on performance between elite para-athletes and elite athletes in Malaysia, finding both groups reported similar oral health status and psychosocial effects, though elite athletes experienced greater performance-related impacts.

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