Frontiers in Oral Health | Oral Epidemiology

Original Research

Accepted on 05 Sep 2025

Factors Associated with Dental Anxiety in Patients Treated at an integrated Dental Clinic: A cross-sectional study

in Oral Epidemiology

Luis Alberto Chauca Bajaña
Alba Perez-Jardon
Carlos Carpio Cevallos
Andrea Ordoñez Balladares
PATRICIO PROAÑO YELA
Byron Velasquez Ron
Leonardo Javier Siguencia Suarez
CARLA VERENICE ROMO OLVERA
Diana ESTEFANIA ORELLANA GUERRERO
Mario Perez Sayans

Frontiers in Oral Health

doi 10.3389/froh.2025.1689805

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Original Research

Published on 04 Sep 2025

Xerostomia from age 50 to 90 years: prediction and prevalence in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies

in Oral Epidemiology

Ann-Katrin Johansson
Ridwaan Omar
Josefin Sannevik
Berit Mastrovito
Caroline Blomma
Anders Johansson

Frontiers in Oral Health

doi 10.3389/froh.2025.1648038

309 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Sep 2025

Accuracy of digital photographs for assessing inflammatory gum disease in epidemiologic studies

in Oral Epidemiology

Paul D. Terry
O. Lee Wilson
Matthew L. Heaton
Orpheus Triplett
R. Eric Heidel
Rajiv Dhand

Frontiers in Oral Health

doi 10.3389/froh.2025.1667604

300 views

Systematic Review

Accepted on 28 Aug 2025

Oral health effects of ecstasy (MDMA) and methamphetamine (MA) : a narrative review

in Oral Epidemiology

Lily-Rose Newell
Kevin-John Fouillen
Marie Orliaguet
Johanna Kichenin
Sylvie Boisrame

Frontiers in Oral Health

doi 10.3389/froh.2025.1645445

252 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Aug 2025

Correlations between psychological anxiety symptoms and physical anxiety symptoms in dental anxiety—a cross-sectional study with 1327 patients

in Oral Epidemiology

Laura Agnes Ingrid Magerfleisch
Nertsa Cunoti
Rezart Qorri
Katharina Marilena Weil
Hannah Tröger
Juliane Häring
Lisa Irmscher
Katja Petrowski
Hendrik Berth

Frontiers in Oral Health

doi 10.3389/froh.2025.1612982

461 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 15 Aug 2025

Post-viral alterations in periodontal health in individuals recovering from COVID-19

in Oral Epidemiology

Jelena Roganović
Milena Barać
Biljana Miličić
Milan Petrović
Stefan Sredojević
Ana Đinić Krasavčević
Nataša Nikolić-Jakoba

Frontiers in Oral Health

doi 10.3389/froh.2025.1654029

630 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Jul 2025

Phospho-tau 181 is enhanced in saliva and plasma of edentulous patients: a first sign of dementia?

in Oral Epidemiology

Christine Zürcher
Michaela Defrancesco
Christian Humpel

Frontiers in Oral Health

doi 10.3389/froh.2025.1627681

727 views

Systematic Review

Published on 29 Jul 2025

A scoping review of school-based oral health interventions among adolescents in Nigeria

in Oral Epidemiology

Abel Nnamdi Chukwuemeka
Richard Oveh
Anita Dabar
Omorinola Afolabi
Saheed Ademola Ibraheem
Folahanmi Tomiwa Akinsolu
Abideen Olurotimi Salako
Omolola Titilayo Alade
Foluso Owotade
George Uchenna Eleje

Frontiers in Oral Health

doi 10.3389/froh.2025.1577753

944 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Jul 2025

Global, regional, and national burden of periodontal diseases from 1990 to 2021 and predictions to 2040: an analysis of the global burden of disease study 2021

in Oral Epidemiology

Meiling Hu
Ruibin Zhang
Ren Wang
Yan Wang
Jincai Guo

Frontiers in Oral Health

doi 10.3389/froh.2025.1627746

1,525 views

Original Research

Published on 21 Jul 2025

The association between solid fuel use and oral health: the mediating effect of depressive symptom

in Oral Epidemiology

Hui Jin
Ai-ping Deng
Hua Tian
Mao-Sheng Ran

Frontiers in Oral Health

doi 10.3389/froh.2025.1583685

831 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Jul 2025

Self-perceived general health and its impact on oral health in the U.S. adult population: NHANES 2015–2018

in Oral Epidemiology

Fahad AlAli
Abdulrahman Al-Safi
Al-Jawharah Al-Ajmi
Fatemah Alshammari
Sarah Saqer
Woroud Al-Sulimmani
Ahmed Balkhoyor
Hend Alqaderi
Hesham Alhazmi

Frontiers in Oral Health

doi 10.3389/froh.2025.1590604

1,046 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Jun 2025

Oral health knowledge, behavior, and barriers to dental care of adult Jordanians adorning oral and/or perioral piercings-a cross-section study

in Oral Epidemiology

Sabha Mahmoud Alshatrat
AbdelRahman Murtada Ramadan
Hanan M. Hammouri
Yousef Saleh Khader
Isra Abdulkarim Al-Bakri
Tamadur Mahmoud Falah
Abedelmalek Kalefh Tabnjh

Frontiers in Oral Health

doi 10.3389/froh.2025.1573786

910 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Jun 2025

Education- and income-based inequalities of functional dentition by dental service utilization

in Oral Epidemiology

Anna Rachel dos Santos Soares
Carlos Antonio Gomes da Cruz
Maria Luíza Viana Fonseca
Líria Sheila Chamane
Loliza Luiz Figueiredo Houri Chalub
Raquel Conceição Ferreira

Frontiers in Oral Health

doi 10.3389/froh.2025.1557008

959 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Jun 2025

A mixed methods exploration of the origin of dental anxiety and coping strategies among participants in a behavioral intervention for dental anxiety

in Oral Epidemiology

Elizabeth Konneker
Devon Singh
Marisol Tellez
Amid I. Ismail
Eugene M. Dunne

Frontiers in Oral Health

doi 10.3389/froh.2025.1589764

1,438 views

Original Research

Published on 27 May 2025

Impacts of oral health on life quality metrics: correlations with job function, psychological well-being, self-perception, and dietary behavior

in Oral Epidemiology

Mohammad Helmi

Frontiers in Oral Health

doi 10.3389/froh.2025.1586868

1,246 views

Original Research

Published on 15 May 2025

Validity and reliability of a smartphone-based photographic method for detection of dental caries in adults for use in teledentistry

in Oral Epidemiology

Victor F. Lamas-Lara
Manuel A. Mattos-Vela
Teresa A. Evaristo-Chiyong
Maria Eugenia Guerrero
Juan F. Jiménez-Yano
Dora N. Gómez-Meza

Frontiers in Oral Health

doi 10.3389/froh.2025.1470706

1,330 views