Five years’ follow-up of dental fear and anxiety, experience of dental care and oral health behaviour in Swedish preterm and full-term adolescents

Abstract Background There is rising concern about how preterm birth affects long-term health later in life. The various effects that preterm birth have on developmental outcomes, cognitive profiles and medical health may also affect levels of cooperation in the dental care situation in addition to g...

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Main Authors: Susanne Brogårdh-Roth, Johanna Månsson, Karin Ridell, Lubna Alward, Kristina Hellén-Halme, EwaCarin Ekberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Oral Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12903-017-0431-0