Table 2 Oral health behaviours associated with dental caries experience in the study sample
All n | DMFT = 0 (%) | p* | DMFT >0, mean (SD) | p** | SiC gr n (%) | p* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Regularity of dental visits | 0.030 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
Regularly | 584 | (3.1) | 8.21 (4.18) | 244 (41.8) | |||
Not regularly | 167 | (7.2) | 6.75 (4.13) | 39 (23.4) | |||
Tooth-brushing | 0.723 | 0.904 | 0.532 | ||||
Infrequent | 144 | (4.9) | 7.74 (4.09) | 51 (35.4) | |||
Frequent | 607 | (3.8) | 7.93 (4.24) | 232 (38.2) | |||
Toothpaste | 0.122 | 0.159 | 0.334 | ||||
Without fluoride or difficult to answer | 397 | (5.0) | 8.12 (4.27) | 156 (39.3) | |||
With fluoride | 354 | (2.8) | 7.64 (4.13) | 127 (35.9) | |||
Skipping tooth-brushing | 0.100 | 0.179 | 0.347 | ||||
No | 496 | (4.8) | 7.74 (4.19) | 181 (36.5) | |||
Yes | 255 | (2.4) | 8.18 (4.23) | 102 (40.0) |