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Table 4 Practice on oral health on total knowledge score, DMFT score and Decayed score

From: Influence of gender and oral health knowledge on DMFT index: a cross sectional study among school children in Kaski District, Nepal

Characteristics

Total knowledge score Mean (SD)

p value

Total DMFT score Mean (SD)

p value

Decayed score

Mean (SD)

p value

Brushing frequency

Sometimes

6.76(2.00)

0.027*

1.68(1.81)

 

1.46(1.74)

0.694*

Once-daily

6.90(1.48)

 

1.58 (1.84)

 

1.36(1.65)

 

Two times a day

7.22(1.34)

 

1.80 (1.95)

0.549*

1.52(1.70)

 

More than 2 times a day

6.90(1.65)

 

1.75 (1.58)

 

1.30(1.34)

 

Brushing Time

Less than 1 min

7.17(1.38)

0.150*

1.86(2.16)

 

1.51(1.75)

0.582*

2–3 min

7.11(1.45)

 

1.63(1.77)

0.455*

1.38(1.60)

 

More than 3 min

6.89(1.52)

 

1.72 (1.85)

 

1.52(1.71)

 

Brushing aid

Datiwan/other

6.50(0.57)

0.442**

2.75(3.77)

0.269**

2.75(3.77)

0.118**

Brush

7.06(1.46)

 

1.70(1.88)

 

1.44(1.65)

 

Brushing material

Powder/coal/others

6.46(1.56)

0.135**

1.69(1.88)

0.980**

1.08(1.65)

0.421**

Toothpaste

7.07(1.45)

 

1.71(1.89)

 

1.45(1.67)

 

Brush change

Every 1 month

7.04(1.54)

 

1.70(1.92)

0.770*

1.46(1.73)

0.797*

Every 3 month

7.04(1.42)

0.868*

1.72(1.88)

 

1.47(1.60)

 

Every 6 month

7.21(1.32)

 

2.00(1.98)

 

1.59 (1.45)

 

Bristle out of shape

7.13(1.23)

 

1.61(1.77)

 

1.31(1.61)

 

Paste type

Non fluoridated

7.03(1.62)

 < 0.001*

1.73(2.19)

0.552*

1.71(1.51)

0.298*

Don’t know

6.83(1.44)

 

1.76(1.91)

 

1.51(1.72)

 

Fluoridated

7.58(1.32)

 

1.58(1.79)

 

1.34(1.57)

 

Mouth gargle

Never

6.27(2.07)

0.002*

2.03(2.12)

0.254*

1.78(2.08)

0.445*

Sometimes

6.94(1.45)

 

1.97(1.93)

 

1.46(1.54)

 

Always

7.13(1.39)

 

1.65(1.87)

 

1.42(1.65)

 

Tongue clean

Never

6.57(1.53)

0.009*

1.89(1.88)

0.471*

1.67(1.71)

0.215*

Sometimes

6.99(1.49)

 

1.65(1.80)

 

1.45(1.71)

 

Always

7.19(1.40)

 

1.67(1.92)

 

1.37(1.64)

 
  1. * One-way ANOVA
  2. ** t-test