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Table 1 The knowledge about water/air flossing

From: Comparison of oral health behaviour between dental and non-dental undergraduates in a university in southwestern China——exploring the future priority for oral health education

 

Dental students

Non-dental students

Pa

Before lecture

2.83 ± 1.17

2.51 ± 1.05

0.000

After lecture

4.51 ± 0.51

4.31 ± 0.55

0.000

P b

0.000

0.000

 
  1. Wilcoxon signed-rank test; Scale: 1 (strongly unknown) to 5 (strongly knowledgeable)]
  2. a Comparison between dental and non-dental students before and after class
  3. b Comparison between students before and after class