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Table 3 Percent correct on each REALD 30 word recognition and comprehension

From: A pilot study to assess oral health literacy by comparing a word recognition and comprehension tool

REALD 30 words

% Correct

 

Recognition

Comprehension

1. Sugar

100%

100%

2. Smoking

100

100

3. Floss

98.7

99.3

4. Brush

100

100

5. Pulp

96.7

61.6

6. Fluoride

96.0

86.1

7. Braces

99.3

98.6

8. Genetics

94.7

81.5

9. Restoration

98.0

66.9

10. Bruxism

55.0

10.6

11. Abscess

97.4

94.0

12. Extraction

98.0

99.3

13. Denture

98.0

98.0

14. Enamel

97.4

91.4

15. Dentition

66.2

5.3

16. Plaque

97.4

91.4

17. Gingiva

91.4

53.6

18. Malocclusion

57.0

28.5

19. Incipient

64.9

13.2

20. Caries

81.5

28.5

21. Periodontal

86.1

36.4

22. Sealant

93.4

32.5

23. Hypoplasia

39.1

0

24. Halitosis

76.8

70.9

25. Analgesia

61.6

41.7

26. Cellulitis

68.2

20.5

27. Fistula

47.0

18.5

28. Temporomandibular

28.5

17.9

29. Hyperemia

37.7

6.0

30. Apicoectomy

6.6

3.3

Literacy scores

Mean (sd)

Word recognition

22.98 (5.1)

Comprehension

16.05 (4.3)