Oral hygiene practice and periodontal status among two tribal population of Telangana state, India- an epidemiological study

Table 6 Distribution of frequency of Brushing, Frequency of Change of brush, and Rinsing of mouth after meals by both tribes

Frequency of brushing	Koya	%	Lambada	%	Frequency of change of brush	Koya	%	Lambada	%	Mouth rinse after Meals	Koya	%	Lambada	%
Once	500	100.	500	100.0	None	315	63.00	256	51.2	Yes	256	51.20	317	63.40
Twice	0	0.0	0	0.0	1 month	5	1.0	2	0.4	No	244	48.80	183	36.60
Total	500	100.	500	100.0	3 months	159	31.8	230	46.	Total	500	100.0	500	100.0
					4 months	4	0.8	0	0	Chi-square = 16.0060			df = 2	p = 0.00034*
					6 months	17	3.4	12	2.4
					Total	500	100	500	100
					Chi-square = 333.9526		df = 8	p = 0.00001*

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