Table 5 Association between oral health knowledge, attitudes and behavior and mean DMFT scores and components

12-to 15 year-olds (n = 564)

Oral health knowledge score

-0.257^**

-

-0.173^*

-0.215^**

-0.241^**

Tooth brushing frequency

-0.303^**

-

0.126

-0.296^**

-0.318^**

Time since last visit to the dentist

-0.045^*

-

-0.176^*

-0.066

-

4-to 6 year- olds (n = 424)

Oral health knowledge score

-0.190

-0.352^*

-0.352^*

-0.259

-

Sweets consuming score

0.460^**

0.096

0.145

0.441^**

-

Time since last visit to the dentist

-0.218^*

-0.269^**

-0.224^*

-0.254^*

-