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  "abstract": "Background: This study investigated the associations of oral health literacy and oral health knowledge with oral health-related behaviors and self-rated oral health among Chinese dental patients attending a tertiary hospital in Guangzhou, China. Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 323 adult dental patients from 1 December 2025 to 28 February 2026. Data were collected using a structured self-administered questionnaire assessing sociodemographic characteristics, oral health literacy, oral health knowledge, risk behaviors, preventive oral-health practices, and self-rated oral health. Descriptive statistics, Cronbach's alpha analysis, Spearman's rank correlation, multiple linear regression, and ordinal logistic regression analyses were performed. Results: Participants demonstrated relatively high levels of oral health literacy and oral health knowledge. Oral health literacy was positively correlated with oral health knowledge (ρ = 0.602, p < 0.001) and negatively correlated with risk behaviors (ρ = -0.238, p < 0.001). Ordinal logistic regression analysis demonstrated that higher risk behavior scores were significantly associated with lower odds of reporting better self-rated oral health (Estimate = -0.104, p < 0.001). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that age (β = 0.180, p = 0.001), oral health literacy (β = -0.355, p < 0.001), and oral health knowledge (β = 0.199, p = 0.002) were significantly associated with risk behavior scores. Higher risk behavior scores were independently associated with poorer self-rated oral health (β = -0.214, p < 0.001). Conclusions: Chinese dental patients demonstrated satisfactory levels of oral health literacy and oral health knowledge. Higher oral health literacy was associated with fewer oral health-related risk behaviors, while greater engagement in risk behaviors was associated with poorer self-rated oral health.",
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  "affiliations": [
    "First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 58 Zhong Shan Road 2nd, Guangzhou 510080, China.",
    "Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita 13, Nishi 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8586, Japan."
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  "author_total": 6,
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      "name": "Jiali Yu",
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      "name": "Zhe Ji"
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      "name": "Rui Jiang",
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      "name": "Rafiqul Islam",
      "orcid": "0000-0002-1409-8112"
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      "name": "Xiang Li",
      "orcid": "0000-0003-1257-8419"
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    {
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      "name": "Ermin Nie",
      "orcid": "0000-0002-9738-2812"
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  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/3v0dfewmrhga2.bib",
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  "doi": "10.3390/healthcare14203444",
  "fulltext_url": "https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13704629",
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  "language": "eng",
  "licence": "CC-BY",
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  "pdf_url": "https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13704629?pdf=render",
  "pmcid": "PMC13704629",
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  "published": "2026-10-14",
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  "ris": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/3v0dfewmrhga2.ris",
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  "title": "Association of Oral Health Literacy and Oral Health Knowledge with Risk Behaviors and Self-Rated Oral Health Among Chinese Dental Patients: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Guangzhou.",
  "title_text": "Association of Oral Health Literacy and Oral Health Knowledge with Risk Behaviors and Self-Rated Oral Health Among Chinese Dental Patients: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Guangzhou.",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:22:12Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/3v0dfewmrhga2",
  "venue": "Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)",
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