Determinants of oral health-related quality of life among undergraduate university students: A cross-sectional study.
Researchers surveyed 395 Malaysian university students and found that having oral health problems, dissatisfaction with oral health, and visiting dentists for problems predicted lower quality of life related to oral health. Dental and medical students reported better oral health-related quality of life than health sciences students.
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