Abstract
Objective: Identify and critically analyze current validated methods for Oral Health Literacy (OHL) measurement in Brazil, as well as its related epidemiological findings. Methods: The literature research of this integrative review was conducted in seven databases. Eligibility criteria included epidemiological studies conducted in Brazil, articles of instruments’ validation to Brazilian Portuguese and assessment of its psychometric properties. The inclusion and exclusion process followed the recommendations of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). Pertinent information was condensed, and a critical analysis of the tools and their epidemiological researches was performed. Results: Ten articles were included in this study. It was verified that only four instruments of OHL measurement present validation for use in Brazil, designed with different purposes and psychometric properties. Most of the epidemiological studies were conducted in the South region of the country (60%) and researches in Northern and Midwest regions were not found. Final Considerations: Future epidemiological studies utilizing the recently validated instruments for the measurement of OHL, according to a more proportional demographic arrangement, are fundamental to identify failures in the health education methods currently applied, improving oral health policies and providing a closer intervention of the clinician/researcher to the population surveyed.