Concepts of health and disease and caries prediction: a literature review.
Biomedical determinants of dental caries have been more extensively investigated than psychosocial factors and their impact on caries prevalence and incidence seems to be greater. However, a majority of these investigations relate to children and adolescents. An implementation of social and psychologic variables may be more relevant regarding dental caries in adults. In addition, a multidisciplinary approach might improve our understanding of dental caries as a multifactorial disease and bridge the gap between a biomedical concept and a more holistic approach to dental health.
Eriksen
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Department of Operative Dentistry Dental Faculty, University of Oslo, Norway.
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D003731:Dental Caries / Q000209:etiology*; D004194:Disease; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D011336:Probability; D012307:Risk Factors