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One explanation for this may be that people lack periodontal health literacy (PHL).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This was a cross\u2010sectional descriptive study. Former participants of the 5th German Oral Health Study (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009333 16\u2010year\u2010olds, <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009307 39\u201348\u2010year\u2010olds, <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009332 69\u201378\u2010year\u2010olds) participated in a computer\u2010assisted telephone interview. Open\u2010ended questions (OEQs) were used to assess the participants' current knowledge. Corresponding single\u2010 and multiple\u2010choice questions (SCQs and MCQs) supplemented the OEQs to allow detailed analyses of the nature of the knowledge gaps.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Less than 10% of the participants in the three age groups could explain the term \u2018periodontitis\u2019 or select the correct answer in an SCQ. Responding to the OEQs, 89% of 16\u2010year olds, 64% of 39\u201048\u2010year\u2010olds, and 59% of 69\u201378\u2010year\u2010olds, could not name any consequence of periodontitis, and 83%, 51%, and 60%, respectively, could not name any risk factors. The OEQs regarding proper oral hygiene behaviour revealed that participants lacked awareness regarding important aspects of oral hygiene (e.g., systematics) or areas to which they should pay attention to (e.g., interdental spaces and gingival margins).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The survey revealed PHL deficits in German adolescents, adults, and seniors and a need for community\u2010based measures to improve PHL in all age groups. 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