Comparison of Oral Health-Related Quality Of Life among Adult Referred to Public and Private Dental Clinics of Mashhad, Iran

Introduction: Nowadays, appraisal of patients' perception of health has largely replaced the clinical evaluations. This study aimed to compare oral health-related quality of life in patients referring to public and private clinics in Mashhad, Iran. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional...

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Main Authors: Zahra Mohammadzadeh (Author), Faezeh Jafarnejad (Author), Taraneh Movahed (Author)
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Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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