Impact of oral care knowledge on oral health behaviors among older residents of Nanjing: a cross-sectional study
Hui-Hui Shao, Dong-Yu Bao, Yun Yang · 2026
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Hui-Hui Shao, Dong-Yu Bao, and Yun Yang published a 2026 cross-sectional survey of oral care knowledge and behavior among older residents of Nanjing, China. Online questionnaires went to adults aged 60 and above by convenience sampling, and 294 valid replies came back from 314 distributed. The team asked what residents knew about oral health and how that knowledge related to daily practices.
Only about one in nine respondents showed adequate oral health knowledge in the reported scoring, with cosmetic dentistry topics especially weak. Adjusted analysis tied behavior to income, education, brushing frequency, toothbrush replacement, rinsing after meals, and several specific knowledge items. The authors call knowledge a changeable lever and urge targeted promotion for lower-income, less-educated older adults.
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| CREATOR | Hui-Hui Shao, Dong-Yu Bao, Yun Yang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 44093 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |