Longitudinal Patterns of Dental Health Care Utilization 18 Months Before and 36 Months After Initiation of Index Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
Both preventive and therapeutic dental utilization increased immediately following initiation with MOUD. Future observational studies of the effects of MOUD on adverse dental outcomes should account for confounding due to health-seeking behavior.
Authors
- Taylor L. Boyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8280-850X)
- Gretchen Gibson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9345-8552)
- Colin C. Hubbard
- Katelin B. Nickel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4116-512X)
- Payel Roy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8177-2058)
- Michael J. Durkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4652-7089)
- Yaming Li
- Katie J. Suda
- Anne Mobley Butler
- Nalingna Yuan
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Addiction Medicine
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/adm.0000000000001675
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00