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Pathways to oral health-related quality of life in preschool children: a structural model from SB Brasil 2023.

Brazilian oral research · Barros LVC, Bittencourt JM, Ferreira RC, Paiva SM, Bendo CB · 2026-07-27

In Brazilian preschool children, greater early childhood caries severity directly reduced oral health-related quality of life, with dental pain acting as a key mediator of this effect. Caries severity and dental pain also increased the likelihood of needing urgent dental treatment.

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