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SUBMITTER: Mashoto KO
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2726126 | biostudies-literature | 2009
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Health and quality of life outcomes 20090730
<h4>Background</h4>Dental caries, dental pain and reported oral problems influence people's oral quality of life and thus their perceived need for dental care. So far there is scant information as to the psychosocial impacts of dental diseases and the perceived treatment need in child populations of sub-Saharan Africa.<h4>Objectives</h4>Focusing on primary school students in Kilwa, Tanzania, a district deprived of dental services and with low fluoride concentration in drinking water, this study ...[more]