Oral Health-Related Quality of Life, Self-Care, and Mental Well-Being in Older Adults: Associations in a Biopsychosocial Framework.
Among 681 older adults, researchers found that better oral health-related quality of life and higher self-care levels were both independently associated with improved mental health-related quality of life, with self-care explaining additional variance beyond oral health alone.
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