Pre-schoolers’ tooth brushing behaviour and association with their oral health: a cross sectional study

BMC Oral Health

Table 3 Association between toothbrushing behaviour and oral health status depicted by partial least square model^a

No	Toothbrushing variables (IV)	Oral health status(DV)	β	SE	t value	P Values
1	Toothbrush type	Plaque score	− 0.56	0.06	8.94	<0.001
		Gingival index	− 0.24	0.07	3.42	<0.001
		Dental caries	− 0.07	0.07	0.94	0.35
2	Toothbrush grip type	Plaque score	0.10	0.06	1.67	0.10
		Gingival index	− 0.06	− 0.18	2.64	0.01
		Dental caries	− 0.06	0.07	0.96	0.34
3	Toothpaste type	Plaque score	0.15	0.07	2.34	0.02
		Gingival index	− 0.06	0.11	0.50	0.62
		Dental caries	− 0.21	0.10	2.10	0.05
4	Toothpaste amount	Plaque score	− 0.01	0.06	0.23	0.82
		Gingival index	− 0.03	0.07	0.46	0.65
		Dental caries	− 0.18	0.06	3.32	<0.001
5	Toothbrushing frequency	Plaque score	0.10	0.06	1.69	0.10
		Gingival index	− 0.25	0.09	2.81	0.01
		Dental caries	− 0.20	0.07	2.81	0.01
6	Toothbrushing duration	Plaque score	0.15	0.05	2.86	0.01
		Gingival index	− 0.02	0.09	0.23	0.83
		Dental caries	− 0.24	0.09	2.77	0.01
7	Toothbrushing technique	Plaque score	0.18	0.05	3.85	<0.001
		Gingival index	− 0.25	0.12	2.04	0.05
		Dental caries	− 0.02	0.06	0.25	0.80
8	Toothbrushing sequence	Plaque score	0.05	0.07	0.79	0.43
		Gingival index	− 0.01	0.11	0.10	0.92
		Dental caries	− 0.16	0.08	2.03	0.05
9	Mouth rinsing	Plaque score	0.22	0.06	3.92	<0.001
		Gingival index	− 0.03	0.09	0.36	0.72
		Dental caries	− 0.11	0.06	1.73	0.09
10	Parent involvement	Plaque score	0.34	0.05	6.63	<0.001
		Gingival index	− 0.20	0.09	2.11	0.04
		Dental caries	− 0.17	0.07	2.28	0.03

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