Table 2 Associations between patient information about the importance of oral health or oral hygiene for EP and oral health issues (%)
Information about oral health and EP | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | p value | |
Bleeding gums | |||
Yes | 15.8 | 12.1 | 0.62 |
No | 84.2 | 87.9 | |
Dental visit prior to EP | |||
Yes | 28.1 | 13.6 | 0.05 |
No | 71.9 | 86.4 | |
Regular professional tooth cleaning | |||
Yes | 46.6 | 48.9 | 0.87 |
No | 53.4 | 51.1 | |
Toothbrush | |||
Powered | 39.0 | 37.5 | 0.86 |
Manual | 61.0 | 62.5 | |
Interdental cleaning | |||
Yes | 25.9 | 31.8 | 0.47 |
No | 74.1 | 68.2 | |
Information about oral hygiene and EP | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | p value | |
Bleeding gums | |||
Yes | 14.4 | 11.1 | 0.79 |
No | 85.6 | 88.9 | |
Dental visit prior to EP | |||
Yes | 20.2 | 23.3 | 0.82 |
No | 79.8 | 76.7 | |
Regular professional tooth cleaning | |||
Yes | 59.8 | 35.6 | 0.01 |
No | 40.2 | 64.4 | |
Toothbrush | |||
Powered | 40.0 | 31.8 | 0.46 |
Manual | 60.0 | 68.2 | |
Interdental cleaning | |||
Yes | 34.0 | 25.0 | 0.33 |
No | 66.0 | 75.0 | |