Table 2 Practice toward oral hygiene by parents or guardians of children

Eating Habits

 1 meal

0

6(5.2)

6(1.6)

 2 meals

5 (1.9)

76(65.5)

81(21.7)

 3 meals

254(98.1)

33(28.7)

287(76.7)

 Snacks between meals

259(69.3)

115(30.7)

374(100)

Do you brush your child’s teeth?

 Yes

173(66.8)

115(100)

288(77)

 No

86(33.2)

0

86(23)

How do you clean your child’s teeth?

 Toothbrush and toothpaste

171(98.8)

115(100)

286 (99.3)

 Baby finger toothbrush

2(1.2)

0

2 (0.7)

How often you clean your child’s teeth?

 Once daily

19(11.0)

11(9.6)

30(10.4)

 Twice daily

0

15(13.0)

15(5.2)

 More than twice daily

0

3(2.6)

3(1.0)

 Occasionally

154(89.0)

86(74.8)

240(83.3)

How do you brush your child’s teeth?

 Use horizontal strokes

46(26.5)

15(13)

61(21.2)

 Use vertical strokes

29(16.8)

12(10.4)

41(14.2)

 Both in horizontal and vertical directions

97(56.1)

86(74.8)

183(63.5)

 Circular strokes

1(0.6)

2(1.7)

3(1.1)

How often you change your child’s brush?

 Once in 3 months

47(27.2)

27(23.5)

74(25.7)

 Once in 6 months

54(31.2)

31(27)

85(29.5)

 Once every year

20(11.6)

14(12.2)

34(11.8)

 When bristles get frayed up

28(16.2)

39(33.9)

67(23.3)

What amount of paste you apply on your child’s brush?

 Full length of bristles

19(10.9)

37(32.2)

95(33)

 Half-length of bristles

43(24.9)

28(24.3)

112(38.9)

 Pea-sized amount

111(64.2)

50(43.5)

81(28.1)

Do you press the paste in between the bristles?

 Yes

14(8.1)

31(27)

45(15.6)

 No

159(91.9)

84(73)

243(84.4)

Do you ask your child to rinse their mouth after meals?

 Yes

19(11)

10(8.6)

29(10.1)

 No

149(86.1)

92((82)

241(83.6)

 Sometimes

5(2.9)

13(11.2)

18(6.3)

Do you clean the tongue of your child?

 Yes

93(53.8)

43(37.4)

136(47.2)

 No

80(46.2)

72(62.6)

152(52.8)

How do you clean your child’s tongue

 Tongue cleaner

0

0

0

 Fingers

89(95.7)

5(11.6)

26(19.1)

 Toothbrush

4(4.3)

38(88.4)

110(80.8)