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Oral Health Knowledge and Caries Experience in Adults

Sponsor: University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Summary

This cross-sectional study assessed the level of oral health knowledge and its relationship with caries experience, independently of age and sex, in adult patients attending a university dental clinic in Gran Canaria (Spain). Adults aged 19 years or older completed a validated 20-item oral health knowledge questionnaire and underwent a standardized clinical dental examination, complemented by a same-day panoramic radiograph obtained as part of routine care, to record the Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth (DMFT) index according to World Health Organization criteria. The association between knowledge and the DMFT index was analyzed using negative binomial regression adjusted for age and sex.

Official title: Oral Health Knowledge and Caries Experience in Adults Attending a University Dental Clinic: A Cross-Sectional Study

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