Prevalence and correlates of self-reported fair or poor oral health in Canada

Oral health (OH) is an important part of overall health and quality of life. OH conditions (e.g., mouth pain, tooth loss) are mostly preventable or treatable, and some subpopulations have worse OH than others. Self-reported data from the 2023/2024 Canadian Oral Health Survey were used in this study to estimate the prevalence of fair or poor OH among Canadian adults across other OH-related conditions, oral self-care practices, and sociodemographic characteristics. Multivariable logistic regression models examined associations between reporting fair or poor OH, while controlling for other covariates.