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Table 3 Oral hygiene practices among preschoolers

From: Behavioral and social determinants of early childhood caries among Palestinian preschoolers in Jerusalem area: a cross-sectional study

Oral hygiene practices

Frequency

Percent

Frequency of your child brushing with fluoridate toothpaste

Not at all

44

9.9

Irregular

199

43.5

Once a day

141

30.9

Twice a day

59

12.9

How old was your child when you started cleaning his teeth with toothbrush and toothpaste?

Hasn’t started yet

47

10.4

Younger than 2 years

33

7.3

2–3 years

133

29.6

3–4 years

121

26.9

4–5 years

116

25.8