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Exploring the Synergistic Association Between Oral Health Status and Oral Health Literacy Among College Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
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oral health often viewed significant component indication good general health good wellbeing together decent quality life health literacy considered crucial factor improvising good life excellent health oral health literacy ohl ability necessary people identify factors lead poor oral health learn put practice essentials effective oral selfcare behaviors communicate oral healthcare professionals order schedule appointments put names waiting lists dental care locate dentists officeto evaluate students oral health ohl determine relationship oral health status ohl finally suggest preventive measures benefit public healthat teerthanker mahaveer university crosssectional study involving 1500 participants ages 18 25 conducted students studying nursing physiotherapy paramedicine engineering law informed consent obtained rapid estimate adult literacy dentistry reald99 used gauge ohl levels whos 1997 oral health survey used clinical evaluationthe mean reald score significantly higher nursing students 8832646 followed physiotherapy college 8246911 paramedical college 70541095 law college 4652774 least engineering college 38801065 difference reald score based college statistically significant along reald score showed correlation gender location except fluorosis clinical parameters dental caries gingival bleeding pockets loss attachment dental fluorosis dental enamel associated ohlthe results current study showed relationship educational attainment clinical parameters examined ohl leading conclusion higher ohl related better oral health conclude maintaining good oral health requires ohl