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 teetha 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 Lossa 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 Diseasea 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

Notes: ^aOR significant for social class

Model 1 - adjusted by sex and age

Model 2 - adjusted by sex, age and social class