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Jul 2026
Associations of social determinants of health with oral pain in U.S. adults: A cross-sectional study on the mediating role of cost-related barriers to dental care
Objective Oral pain is a common and clinically relevant symptom that reflects unmet oral health needs and may be shaped by broader social and healthcare access-related factors. The study aimed to investigate the association between a composite Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) score and oral pain among U.S. adults....
Xiao-Qiong Zhou, Guang-Hong He, Zhi Lan et al.
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