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Does Psychological Stress Mediate Social Deprivation in Tooth Loss?

¹ Institute of Dentistry, Barts and the London, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK;
² Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health (ARCPOH), The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, 5005; and
³ School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

View larger version (11K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure. Conceptual framework showing the psychological response (distress and coping dimensions) to stress stimulus as a mediator between socio-economic deprivation and retention of < 20 teeth via a risk behavioral pathway. Where the stress stimulus is perceived as exceeding available resources, the distress that arises is positively associated with risk behaviors and tooth loss. Coping is negatively associated with risk behaviors.

Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 86, No. 12, 1166-1170 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/154405910708601205


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