Periodontitis-Related Knowledge and Its Relationship with Oral Health Behavior among Adult Patients Seeking Professional Periodontal Care.

Ewa Dolińska Robert MilewskiMaria Julia PietruskaKatarzyna GumińskaNatalia PrysakTomasz TarasewiczMaciej JanicaMałgorzata Pietruska

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)

We demonstrated that patients have an insufficient level of knowledge related to risk factors as well as the prevention of periodontal disease. Awareness of the extent of oral health literacy among patients will help to identify key issues connected with health education interventions.

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risk factors
oral health
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prognostic factors
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