Non-Cochrane · qualitative · PM41286802
Decision-making regarding dental treatments - What factors matter from patients' perspective? A systematic review.
Felgner Susanne, Handrock Johannes-Felix, Schroll Carmen Cecilia, et al. · BMC oral health · 2025 · PubMed · doi:10.1186/s12903-025-07032-9
Full textEvery question was extracted from the full text, figures and supplements by two independent LLM extractors, disagreements adjudicated. Rows cite where in the review the value comes from.
Questions
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current version
GRADE rated
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No studies
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Included studies
128
linked below
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 12 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Review question
| Element | Planned (methods) | Found (results) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | (Potential) patients in dental care with freedom of choice regarding dental treatments, including parents and caregivers making decisions (e.g., for children/adolescents or elderly); patients with special needs (e.g., diabetes, HIV) excluded | 233 articles across 49 countries; direct participants in N=214 articles, parents/caregivers deciding for children (N=24) or elderly (N=2); sample sizes n=2 to n=40,305; female predominance in N=137 |
| Intervention | Dental treatments, including dental care and services | Treatment focus grouped as single dental treatment (N=138), dental care in general (N=68), dentist & dental practice (N=27) |
| Comparison | None (no comparator defined) | None |
| Outcomes | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | n=101 factors of choice in three categories (Dentist & dental institution n=44; Patient n=37; Treatment n=20); most frequent: out-of-pocket payment (N=136 articles, code freq n=151), dental fear (N=64, n=73), aesthetics (N=53, n=64), pain (N=49, n=61) |
| Study designs | Primary studies (comparative and non-comparative: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods); secondary studies (e.g., reviews, protocols, comments) excluded | 42 qualitative, 177 quantitative (8 RCTs, 9 non-RCTs, 160 descriptive: 156 cross-sectional, 4 longitudinal), 14 mixed-methods; plus willingness-to-pay sub-analysis of 37 articles |
| Timing | Publication period 2007 to January 2021 (initial 2007 to 2018; update 2019 to January 2021) | Included publications 2007 to January 2021 |
Search date: 2007 to January 2021 (initial search 2007 to 2018; update search 2019 to January 2021). Databases: PubMed (including MEDLINE); Cochrane Library; Web of Science
Questions and results
Dental treatments, care, and services (the decision context) vs None (no comparator defined)
Population: (Potential) patients with freedom of choice regarding dental treatments, including parents and caregivers deciding for children or elderly; patients with special needs excluded
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Willingness-to-pay (WTP) for dental treatment Across 37 willingness-to-pay studies, patients' WTP varied with treatment type and sociodemographic factors, being higher for aesthetic treatments (ungraded). Source: Results, 'Willingness-to-pay in dental care' · same question in other reviews | N=37 articles analyzed patients' willingness-to-pay (3 RCTs, 6 non-RCTs, 26 cross-sectional, 2 mixed-methods); most examined WTP for a specific treatment (N=29). WTP is higher for aesthetic than functional treatments… | 37 studies | Ungraded |
Factors of choice influencing dental treatment decisions (overall) A wide range of factors (n=101 in three categories) influence patients' dental treatment decisions; the review identified and synthesized them qualitatively without grading certainty (ungraded). Source: Results, 'Factors of choice'; Abstract; Fig. 3 (categories and subcategories) · same question in other reviews | n=101 factors of choice identified across 233 articles, grouped into three categories: (I) Dentist & dental institution (n=44 factors), (II) Patient (n=37), (III) Treatment (n=20); no effect sizes were pooled… | 233 studies | Ungraded |
Pain as a factor of choice Population: Potential patients in dental care, including parents or caregivers making treatment decisions; excludes patients with special needs Pain was identified as a factor of choice in 49 articles. Source: Results, Factors of choice · same question in other reviews | Number of articles identifying factor 49 | 49 studies | Ungraded |
Aesthetics as a factor of choice Aesthetics was the third most frequently reported factor (N=53 articles), most prominent in Brazil and Saudi Arabia (ungraded). Source: Results, 'Factors of choice'; Fig. 2 · same question in other reviews | 'Aesthetics' (synonyms e.g., 'cosmetic') identified in N=53 articles (code frequency n=64); mentioned most in Brazil (57%) and Saudi Arabia (30%), less often in India (11%) and Turkey (9%). | 53 studies | Ungraded |
Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments Population: Potential patients in dental care, including parents or caregivers making treatment decisions; excludes patients with special needs The review identified 101 factors of choice influencing dental treatment decisions across 233 articles. Source: Results, Factors of choice; Abstract · same question in other reviews | Number of factors identified 101 | 233 studies | Ungraded |
Fear of SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) as a barrier to dental treatment US patients surveyed at COVID-19 onset (Papautsky et al., n=2570) One study found that fear of SARS-CoV-2 infection led US patients to postpone and cancel dental treatments, with dental care most affected (38.1% delays; ungraded). Source: Results, 'Impact of COVID-19 behavior'; Discussion, 'COVID-19 and fear of infection' · same question in other reviews | One article (Papautsky et al., US convenience sample n=2,570) reported that fear of SARS-CoV-2 infection led patients to postpone and cancel dental treatments; dental care respondents were most likely to report delays… | 1 study · 2570 participants | Ungraded |
Aesthetics as a factor of choice Population: Potential patients in dental care, including parents or caregivers making treatment decisions; excludes patients with special needs Aesthetics was identified as a factor of choice in 53 articles. Source: Results, Factors of choice · same question in other reviews | Number of articles identifying factor 53 | 53 studies | Ungraded |
Out-of-pocket payment / cost as a factor of choice Out-of-pocket payment (cost) was the most frequently reported factor influencing patients' dental treatment decisions (N=136 articles; ungraded). Source: Results, 'Factors of choice'; Abstract; Fig. 2 (country-specific breakdown) · same question in other reviews | 'Out-of-pocket payment' (and synonyms, e.g., 'cost') was the most frequently identified factor: mentioned in N=136 articles with the highest code frequency (n=151); most prevalent factor in 7 of the 8 countries with… | 136 studies | Ungraded |
Dental fear (fear of treatment) as a factor of choice Dental fear was the second most frequently reported factor (N=64 articles), varying by country (ungraded). Source: Results, 'Factors of choice'; Abstract; Fig. 2 · same question in other reviews | 'Fear' (of treatment; synonyms e.g., 'fear of needles') identified in N=64 articles (code frequency n=73), the second most frequent factor; frequently reported in India (42%), Saudi Arabia (39%) and Brazil (36%), but… | 64 studies | Ungraded |
Delay of dental care during the COVID-19 pandemic US patients at COVID-19 onset (Papautsky et al. convenience sample, n=2570) Population: Potential patients in dental care, including parents or caregivers making treatment decisions; excludes patients with special needs In one mixed-methods study, 38.1% of dental-care respondents reported delays during the COVID-19 pandemic. Source: Results, Impact of COVID-19 behavior · same question in other reviews | Proportion reporting delays 0.381 | 1 study · 2570 participants | Ungraded |
Willingness to pay for dental care Population: Potential patients in dental care, including parents or caregivers making treatment decisions; excludes patients with special needs Thirty-seven articles examined willingness to pay for dental care. Source: Results, Willingness-to-pay in dental care · same question in other reviews | Number of articles examining willingness to pay 37 | 37 studies | Ungraded |
Pain as a factor of choice Pain was the fourth most frequently reported factor (N=49 articles), reported across most countries (ungraded). Source: Results, 'Factors of choice'; Fig. 2 · same question in other reviews | '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 | Ungraded |
Included primary studies 128
Open as a trial list| Study | Also included by | Outcomes it informs here | Trial PICO | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aarabi 2019 Determinants of Postponed Dental Visits Due to Costs: Evidence from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Germany. PMID:31510102 | this review only | Out-of-pocket payment / cost as a factor of choice | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Abd Mutalib 2017 Online narratives about medical tourism in Malaysia and Thailand: a qualitative content analysis DOI:10.1080/10548408.2016.1250697 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Ajayi 2012 Barriers to oral health care utilization in Ibadan, South West Nigeria. PMID:23515140 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Al Garni 2012 Factors affecting the willingness to pay for implants: A study of patients in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. PMID:23559948 | this review only | Willingness to pay for dental care | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Al Shaman 2019 matched by author and year (probable) | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Al-Batayneh 2019 Parental Knowledge and Acceptance of Different Treatment Options for Primary Teeth Provided by Dental Practitioners. PMID:31788466 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Al-Johany 2010 Dental patients' awareness and knowledge in using dental implants as an option in replacing missing teeth: A survey in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. PMID:23960495 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Aldaij 2018 Patient Satisfaction with Dental Appearance and Treatment Desire to Improve Esthetics DOI:10.5005/jp-journals-10062-0033 | this review only | Aesthetics as a factor of choice | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Alsarheed M. Children’s perception of their dentists. Eur J Dent. 2011;5:186–90. PMID: 21494387. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21494387/. 2011 Children's Perception of Their Dentists. PMID:21494387 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Alshukairy 2020 The Extent of Parents' Acceptance with Regard to Usage of General Anaesthesia for Their Children during Dental Procedure in Riyadh City DOI:10.14260/jemds/2020/723 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Andrade 2013 Combine or separate future pain? The impact of current pain on decisions about future dental treatments. PMID:23704972 | this review only | Pain as a factor of choice | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Andrade Oliveira 2013 Assessment of motivation, expectations and satisfaction of adult patients submitted to orthodontic treatment DOI:10.1590/s2176-94512013000200018 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Angelis 2020 Patient and Operator Centered Outcomes in Implant Dentistry: Comparison between Fully Digital and Conventional Workflow for Single Crown… PMID:32575559 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Asokan 2016 A survey of the dentist attire and gender preferences in dentally anxious children DOI:10.4103/0970-4388.175507 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Atchison 2007 Baseline characteristics and treatment preferences of oral surgery patients. PMID:18022465 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Austin 2009 Use of the out-of-hours emergency dental service at two south-east London hospitals. PMID:19630986 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Awooda 2014 Knowledge, Attitude and Acceptance of Dental Implants among Patients Attending Khartoum Dental Teaching Hospital DOI:10.9790/0853-131161923 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Azarpazhooh 2015 Treatment Preferences for Toothache among Working Poor Canadians DOI:10.1016/j.joen.2015.08.025 | this review only | Pain as a factor of choice | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Azarpazhooh 2016 Patients' Values Related to Treatment Options for Teeth with Apical Periodontitis DOI:10.1016/j.joen.2015.11.022 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Bagher 2019 Parental acceptance of the utilization of silver diamine fluoride on their child's primary and permanent teeth. PMID:31213777 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Balevi 2007 The management of an endodontically abscessed tooth: patient health state utility, decision-tree and economic analysis. PMID:18053267 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Bhatia 2018 Pediatric Dental Appointments No-show: Rates and Reasons. PMID:30131636 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Brown 2020 Internet Narratives Focused on Health Travelers' Experiences in India: Qualitative Analysis. PMID:32406860 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Bucchi 2019 Multicenter study of patients' preferences and concerns regarding the origin of bone grafts utilized in dentistry. PMID:30697038 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Chambers 2019 How people make decisions about whether or not to seek orthodontic care: Upstream in the treatment chain DOI:10.1016/j.ajodo.2018.07.019 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Chau 2014 matched by author and year (probable) | this review only | Willingness to pay for dental care | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Chebib 2020 matched by author and year (probable) | this review only | Willingness to pay for dental care | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Christell 2019 Willingness to pay for osteoporosis risk assessment in primary dental care. PMID:31127454 | this review only | Willingness to pay for dental care | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Clarkson 2020 Risk-based, 6-monthly and 24-monthly dental check-ups for adults: the INTERVAL three-arm RCT. PMID:33215986 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Cohen 2007 Coping with Toothache Pain: A Qualitative Study of Low‐Income Persons and Minorities DOI:10.1111/j.1752-7325.2007.00005.x | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Cohen 2008 Toothache Pain DOI:10.14219/jada.archive.2008.0336 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Cronin 2009 A qualitative study of trends in patient preferences for the management of the partially dentate state DOI:10.1111/j.1741-2358.2008.00239.x | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Dalanon 2018 matched by author and year (probable) | this review only | Willingness to pay for dental care | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Dodd 2014 Perceptions of oral health, preventive care, and care-seeking behaviors among rural adolescents. PMID:25388597 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Ellis 2011 Refusal of implant supported mandibular overdentures by elderly patients DOI:10.1111/j.1741-2358.2009.00348.x | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Esfandiari 2009 Implant overdentures for edentulous elders: study of patient preference DOI:10.1111/j.1741-2358.2008.00237.x | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Exley 2012 Beyond price: individuals' accounts of deciding to pay for private healthcare treatment in the UK. PMID:22397733 | this review only | Out-of-pocket payment / cost as a factor of choice | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Eyuboglu 2020 The effect of pain intensity levels and clinical symptoms on the treatment preferences of patients with endodontically involved teeth: A… PMID:33543120 | this review only | Pain as a factor of choice | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Fatani 2016 Willingness to pay for orthodontic treatment in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh Province DOI:10.4103/1658-6816.188078 | this review only | Willingness to pay for dental care | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Fawaz A. Patients’ awareness of a dental implant as an option for tooth replacement: a survey in Alkharj Province 2015 Patients’ Awareness of a Dental Implant as an Option for Tooth Replacement: a Survey in Alkharj Province, Saudi Arabia DOI:10.16966/2378-7090.113 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Feldens 2015 Desire for orthodontic treatment and associated factors among adolescents in Southern Brazil. PMID:25045778 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Felice 2009 Bone augmentation versus 5-mm dental implants in posterior atrophic jaws. Four-month post-loading results from a randomised controlled… PMID:20467603 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Fenton 2021 Eliciting Preferences for Adult Orthodontic Treatment: A Discrete Choice Experiment DOI:10.1177/23800844211012670 | this review only | Willingness to pay for dental care | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Fernandez 2015 Bone grafts utilized in dentistry: an analysis of patients' preferences. PMID:26486125 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Feu 2012 Esthetic perception and economic value of orthodontic appliances by lay Brazilian adults DOI:10.1590/s2176-94512012000500015 | this review only | Willingness to pay for dental care | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Flores 2008 Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Medical and Dental Health, Access to Care, and Use of Services in US Children DOI:10.1542/peds.2007-1243 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Fragouli 2016 matched by author and year (probable) | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Furnham 2009 Patient preferences for dentists DOI:10.1080/13548500802282690 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Gaffar 2014 The prevalence, causes, and relativity of dental anxiety in adult patients to irregular dental visits. PMID:24888660 | this review only | Dental fear (fear of treatment) as a factor of choice | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Gao 2020 Utilization of dental services and associated factors among preschool children in China. PMID:31914978 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Garcha 2010 DOI:10.1922/cdh_2426garcha05 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Gatten 2011 Quality of Life of Endodontically Treated versus Implant Treated Patients: A University-based Qualitative Research Study DOI:10.1016/j.joen.2011.03.026 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Goodwin 2011 Estimating the need for dental sedation. 3. Analysis of factors contributing to non-attendance for dental treatment in the general… DOI:10.1038/sj.bdj.2011.1053 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Hanefeld 2015 Why do medical tourists travel to where they do? The role of networks in determining medical travel DOI:10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.05.016 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Hansen Edwards 2013 matched by author and year (probable) | this review only | Willingness to pay for dental care | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Harris 2020 Comparing how patients value and respond to information on risk given in three different forms during dental check-ups: the PREFER… PMID:31907022 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Hernandez-Santos 2021 Perceptions of Two Older Adults Regarding the Factors and Barriers that Influence their Oral Health Care: A Case Study DOI:10.46743/2160-3715/2021.4321 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Heydecke 2008 Simplified versus comprehensive fabrication of complete dentures: patient ratings of denture satisfaction from a randomized crossover trial. PMID:18560649 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Hirschfeld 2019 Interest in orthodontic tooth alignment in adult patients affected by periodontitis: A questionnaire‐based cross‐sectional pilot study DOI:10.1002/jper.18-0578 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Hoeft 2011 Maternal beliefs and motivations for first dental visit by low-income Mexican American children in California. PMID:22104706 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Jaapar 2017 Dental tourism: Examining tourist profiles, motivation and satisfaction DOI:10.1016/j.tourman.2017.02.023 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Kakti 2020 matched by author and year (probable) | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Ke 2013 Parents' perspectives on centralized cleft services for children: the development of a <scp>DCE</scp> questionnaire DOI:10.1111/j.1601-0825.2012.01969.x | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Kim 2012 Consumers' choice of dentists: how and why people choose dental school faculty members as their oral health care providers. PMID:22659697 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Koberlein 2011 Auslandszahnersatz und Dentaltourismus – Zahlungsbereitschaft und Einflussfaktoren auf die Nachfrage nach ausländischem Zahnersatz in… DOI:10.1055/s-0030-1254174 | this review only | Willingness to pay for dental care | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Kohli 2014 Public knowledge and acceptance of dental implant treatment in Malaysian Population DOI:10.4103/2229-5194.142938 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Kuscu 2009 Preferences of dentist’s attire in a group of Istanbul school children related with dental anxiety DOI:10.1007/bf03262666 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Lamprecht 2020 Patients’ criteria for choosing a dentist: Comparison between a university‐based setting and private dental practices DOI:10.1111/joor.12995 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Leles 2011 Factors influencing edentulous patients’ preferences for prosthodontic treatment DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2842.2010.02158.x | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Leung 2010 Willingness to pay for implant therapy: a study of patient preference DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0501.2009.01897.x | this review only | Willingness to pay for dental care | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Maciel 2017 The opinion of children and their parents about four different types of dental restorations in a public health service in Brazil DOI:10.1007/s40368-016-0262-8 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Mahajan 2021 Shade Preference of Artificial Teeth in Denture Wearing Local Population- A Cross-sectional Study DOI:10.7860/jcdr/2021/47447.14449 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Manickam 2010 matched by author and year (probable) | this review only | Willingness to pay for dental care | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Matsumoto 2017 Determinants of Demand in the Public Dental Emergency Service DOI:10.5005/jp-journals-10024-2008 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| McKenna 2016 Tooth replacement for partially dentate elders: A willingness-to-pay analysis DOI:10.1016/j.jdent.2016.07.006 | this review only | Willingness to pay for dental care | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| McKenzie-Green 2009 Older peoples’ perceptions of oral health: ‘it’s just not that simple’ DOI:10.1111/j.1601-5037.2008.00328.x | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Mostajer Haqiqi 2016 The emergency department as a ‘last resort’: why parents seek care for their child's nontraumatic dental problems in the emergency room DOI:10.1111/cdoe.12239 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Mubaraki 2017 Willingness of Parents to Pay for Space Maintainer Therapy for their Children DOI:10.19080/adoh.2017.05.5555665 | this review only | Willingness to pay for dental care | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Naidu 2012 Oral healthcare of preschool children in Trinidad: a qualitative study of parents and caregivers. PMID:22862892 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Nayee 2015 Patient attendance at a UK dental hospital emergency clinic DOI:10.1038/sj.bdj.2015.883 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Nogueira 2019 Perceptions and experiences of patients following treatment with single‐implant mandibular overdentures: A qualitative study DOI:10.1111/clr.13394 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Okuda 2021 Direct to consumer orthodontics: Exploring patient demographic trends and preferences DOI:10.1016/j.ajodo.2019.12.024 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Olson 2020 Comparison of patient factors influencing the selection of an orthodontist, general dentist, or direct-to-consumer aligners DOI:10.1016/j.ajodo.2019.11.010 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Ostberg A-L 2013 Patients' choice of payment system in the Swedish Public Dental Service--views on dental care and oral health. PMID:24341166 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Ozveren 2021 Evaluation of Pediatric Patient's Age, Behaviors, and Reasons for the First Dental Visit in Edirne, Turkey: a Cross-Sectional Study DOI:10.15517/ijds.2021.45847 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Paisi 2020 Evaluation of a community dental clinic providing care to people experiencing homelessness: A mixed methods approach. PMID:32761764 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Papautsky 2021 Characterizing Health Care Delays and Interruptions in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Internet-Based, Cross-sectional… PMID:33886489 | this review only | Delay of dental care during the COVID-19 pandemic | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Paul 2019 An Evaluation of Factors Affecting Patient’s Decision Making Regarding Dental Prosthetic Treatment DOI:10.14260/jemds/2019/797 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Poudyal 2010 Utilization of dental services in a field practice area in mangalore, karnataka. PMID:21031111 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Pragati 2010 DOI:10.7860/jcdr/2010/.1017 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Quadri 2018 Factors influencing Patients' Utilization of Dental Health Services in Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. PMID:29805231 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Raj 2014 DOI:10.14303/jdmms.2014.001 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Re 2017 Natural tooth preservation versus extraction and implant placement: patient preferences and analysis of the willingness to pay DOI:10.1038/sj.bdj.2017.271 | this review only | Willingness to pay for dental care | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Re 2018 Minimally‐invasive dental anesthesia: Patients' preferences and analysis of the willingness‐to‐pay index DOI:10.1111/jicd.12275 | this review only | Willingness to pay for dental care | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Rustemeyer 2007 Patients’ knowledge and expectations regarding dental implants: assessment by questionnaire DOI:10.1016/j.ijom.2007.05.003 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Sabbagh 2020 Parental Preference for Parental Separation and Their Satisfaction Regarding Their Children Dental Treatment in Pediatric Dental Clinics… PMID:32181229 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Saha 2013 Awareness among patients regarding Implants as a treatment option for replacement of missing teeth in Chattisgarh. PMID:24324304 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Samuels 2015 Missed Appointments DOI:10.1177/0009922815570613 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Schwendicke 2016 Patients’ preferences for selective versus complete excavation: A mixed-methods study DOI:10.1016/j.jdent.2016.01.006 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Sendi 2017 Measuring the Monetary Value of Dental Implants for Denture Retention: A Willingness to Pay Approach. PMID:29299073 | this review only | Willingness to pay for dental care | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Serban 2019 Attitudes towards Oral Health in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Qualitative Study Nested within a Randomized Controlled Trial. PMID:31009578 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Shabbir 2018 Why Do Patients Miss Dental Appointments in Eastern Province Military Hospitals, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia? PMID:29805924 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Shah 2014 Dental Implants as a Treatment Modality: Awareness Survey among People of Ahmedabad DOI:10.5005/jp-journals-10019-1103 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Shanahan 2017 Barriers to dental attendance in older patients. PMID:28665087 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Shanmugam 2020 A Retrospective Study on The Patient's Preference on The Management of The Anterior Space by Orthodontic Therapy or Prosthodontic Management DOI:10.5455/jcmr.2020.11.02.28 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Shrirao 2016 An evaluation of patient's decisions regarding dental prosthetic treatment. PMID:27746601 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Sonneveld 2013 Patients' priorities in assessing organisational aspects of a general dental practice. PMID:23410019 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Souza 2013 Expectations of orthodontic treatment in adults: the conduct in orthodontist/patient relationship DOI:10.1590/s2176-94512013000200019 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Souza 2016 Assessment of Satisfaction Level of Edentulous Patients Rehabilitated with Implant-Supported Prostheses DOI:10.11607/jomi.4267 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Srivastava 2014 Are people who still have their natural teeth willing to pay for mandibular two‐implant overdentures? DOI:10.1111/jicd.12057 | this review only | Willingness to pay for dental care | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Srivastava 2020 Willingness to Pay for Mandibular Overdentures: A Societal Perspective DOI:10.1177/2380084419849870 | this review only | Willingness to pay for dental care | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Suprakash 2013 Knowledge and Attitude of Patients toward Dental Implants as an Option for Replacement of Missing Teeth DOI:10.5005/jp-journals-10024-1282 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Sussex 2010 Understanding the ‘epidemic’ of complete tooth loss among older New Zealanders DOI:10.1111/j.1741-2358.2009.00306.x | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Thompson 2020 Clinician and Patient Factors Influencing Treatment Decisions: Ethnographic Study of Antibiotic Prescribing and Operative Procedures in… PMID:32899670 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Tianviwat 2008 Different dental care setting: does income matter? DOI:10.1002/hec.1237 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Tilashalski 2007 Racial differences in treatment preferences: oral health as an example DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2753.2006.00661.x | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Tuncer 2015 How Do Patients and Parents Decide for Orthodontic Treatment–Effects of Malocclusion, Personal Expectations, Education and Media DOI:10.17796/1053-4628-39.4.392 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Verma 2012 Access to public dental care facilities in Chandigarh DOI:10.4103/0970-9290.99057 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Vermaire 2012 Putting your money where your mouth is: Parents' valuation of good oral health of their children DOI:10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.08.018 | this review only | Willingness to pay for dental care | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Vernazza 2015 Factors affecting patient valuations of caries prevention: Using and validating the willingness to pay method DOI:10.1016/j.jdent.2015.05.009 | this review only | Willingness to pay for dental care | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Vernazza 2015 Factors affecting direction and strength of patient preferences for treatment of molar teeth with nonvital pulps DOI:10.1111/iej.12413 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Vieira 2015 Exploring motivations to seek and undergo prosthodontic care: a cross-sectional study in a Brazilian adult sample. PMID:26124647 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Vika 2008 Fear of blood, injury, and injections, and its relationship to dental anxiety and probability of avoiding dental treatment among… DOI:10.1111/j.1365-263x.2007.00904.x | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Wall 2014 matched by author and year (probable) | this review only | Out-of-pocket payment / cost as a factor of choice | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Walshaw 2019 Patients' and Parents' Valuation of Fluoride. PMID:31209443 | this review only | Willingness to pay for dental care | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Wedrychowska-Szulc 2010 Patient and parent motivation for orthodontic treatment—a questionnaire study DOI:10.1093/ejo/cjp131 | this review only | Patients' factors of choice regarding utilization of dental treatments | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Widstrom 2012 Willingness and ability to pay for unexpected dental expenses by Finnish adults. PMID:22935077 | this review only | Willingness to pay for dental care | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |
| Zhu 2019 Exploring determinants of health provider choice and heterogeneity in preference among outpatients in Beijing: a labelled discrete choice… PMID:30948563 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet | not extracted yet |