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Dental treatments, care, and services (the decision context)

Pain as a factor of choice · (Potential) patients with freedom of choice regarding dental treatments, including parents and caregivers deciding for children or…

Pain was identified as a factor of choice in 49 articles.

1 finding from 1 review

Decision-making regarding dental treatments - What factors matter from patients' perspective? A systematic review. 2025 All outcomes
49 countries; varied dental, health-care, educational, and private settings
Number of articles identifying factor 49
49 studies
GRADE not reported

Dental treatments, care, and services (the decision context) vs No comparator

Pain as a factor of choice · (Potential) patients with freedom of choice regarding dental treatments, including parents and caregivers deciding for children or…

Pain was the fourth most frequently reported factor (N=49 articles), reported across most countries (ungraded).

1 finding from 1 review

Decision-making regarding dental treatments - What factors matter from patients' perspective? A systematic review. 2025 All outcomes
Multiple countries (about 34); frequent in Brazil, Canada, USA
'Pain' (synonyms e.g., 'pain intensity') identified in N=49 articles (code frequency n=61); frequent in Brazil (43%), Canada (25%) and the USA (23%), not identified in Germany (0); reported across about 34 countries…
49 studies
GRADE not reported