Oral health literacy and oral health outcomes in an adult population in Brazil

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Table 3 Oral health literacy as predictor of oral health outcomes among adults, Piracicaba, Brazil, 2011

Oral Health Outcomes	Oral health literacy	Model 1			Model 2
Ref	Low	OR	95% CI	p-value	OR	95% CI	p-value
Decayed teeth^a No decayed teeth	Yes	1.92	1.07–3.45	0.028	1.6	0.92–2.79	0.096
Filled teeth No filled teeth	Yes	0.67	0.30–1.51	0.336	0.83	0.36–1.91	0.653
Tooth Loss^a No missing teeth because of oral disease	13 teeth or more	1.92	0.69–5.37	0.214	0.94	0.30–2.98	0.912
	Up to 12, including anterior teeth	1.01	0.45–2.25	0.976	0.55	0.22–1.37	0.201
	Up to 12, including posterior teeth	1.77	0.80–3.93	0.160	1.19	0.69–5.37	0.214
Periodontal Disease^a CAL <4 mm	CAL +4 mm	1.61	0.87–2.97	0.131	1.39	0.73–2.65	0.322
Dental plaque No biofilm	Yes	2.12	1.20–3.77	0.010	1.83	1.01–3.33	0.047
Bleeding gum No bleeding gum	Yes	0.93	0.53–1.55	0.713	0.87	0.49–1.53	0.622

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