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Factors Associated With Parental Oral Health Literacy in a Clinical Sample of Turkish Preschool Children.

International journal of paediatric dentistry · Saygili S, Teker AE, Demir HS, Bagci BM, Bahceci DN, Peker K, Kasimoglu Y · 2026-10-02

Researchers examined factors linked to parental oral health literacy among Turkish families with preschool children, finding that university education, family sense of coherence, and administrative confidence positively associated with literacy, while larger household size and gingival inflammation negatively associated with it.

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