Sourabha Kumar Patro

Introduction According to the World Health Organization (WHO), oral health refers to the condition of the mouth, teeth, and orofacial structures, which enables individuals to carry out fundamental activities such as eating, breathing, and speaking. It also encompasses psychosocial aspects, including self-assurance, overall well-being, and the capability to interact socially and perform professional duties free from pain, discomfort, and embarrassment.

1 Introduction Behavioral economics is a new field of social study that uses the findings of psychology in economics. Two Nobel Prizes in Economics for Daniel Kahneman in 2002 and Richard Thaler in 2017 brought behavioral economics to particular academic attention in different disciplines. Thaler’s theory, known as Nudge Theory, deals with cheap and easy interventions that effectively change people’s behavior.

Summary Background Mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) is a global public health concern, given the recent outbreaks in non-endemic countries where little scientific evidence exists on the disease epidemiology. Oral lesions among mpox cases have been poorly reported. Our aim was to estimate the overall prevalence of oral manifestations among patients with mpox globally.