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Data were obtained from adults aged \u226465\u2009y, selected to minimize the influence of retirement, who participated in both waves (2004\u20132006 and 2017\u20132018) of the National Study of Adult Oral Health (NSAOH), nationally representative surveys of Australians aged \u226515\u2009y. Baseline household income, categorized as low (&lt;A$40,000), medium (A$40,000\u2013A$80,000), or high (&gt;A$80,000), was the exposure, and follow-up household income was the outcome, which was inflation-adjusted using the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to ensure comparability across both waves and account for changes in purchasing power over time. Change in self-reported oral health, categorized as \u201cgood\u201d (excellent\/very good\/good at both waves) or \u201cpoor\u201d (persistently poor or declined to poor), was examined as a mediator. 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