Online Social Capital and Dental Caries in Adolescents: Exploring a New Link
Infrequent social media use, low trust in online relationships, and a diminished sense of digital belonging were associated with higher levels of dental caries among adolescents.
Authors
- Jéssica Klöckner Knorst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7792-8032)
- Thiago Machado Ardenghi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5109-740X)
- Bruna Brondani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3897-7832)
- Larissa Couto de Freitas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2900-0023)
- Eduarda da Silveira Borstmann
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Caries Research
- Published
- 2025-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000549720
- Primary Topic
- Social Media in Health Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00