Table 1 Demographic characteristics
Demographic characteristics | Percentage |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 57 |
Female | 43 |
Marital status | |
Married | 51 |
Unmarried | 49 |
Socioeconomic status | |
Lower class | 37 |
Middle class | 63 |
Upper class | 0 |
Time taken for brushing | |
1–2 min | 14 |
2–5 min | 80 |
More than 5 min | 6 |
Type of tooth brush | |
Hard | 13 |
Medium | 5 |
Soft | 19 |
Don’t know | 62 |
Type of toothpaste | |
Fluoridated | 39 |
Non-fluoridated/don’t know | 61 |