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. 2020 Feb 12;18(2):a43347. doi: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a43347

Table 6.

Comparison of two groups of children and parents after 1 year of oral hygiene habits

Experimental
control group
Test group Independent test
W Z p
The children The frequency of eating sweets and drinks every day 36245.5 –6.37 <0.001 *
The number of times of brushing teeth every day 24379.5 –12.30 <0.001 *
The time of brushing teeth each time 28737.0 –12.76 <0.001 *
The number of times of daily mouthwash after meals 23993.5 –12.40 <0.001 *
The time for regular oral examinations for children 32302.0 –8.91 <0.001 *
The parents The number of times of brushing teeth every day 31747.5 –5.63 <0.001 *
Parents supervise their children to brush their teeth 27398.0 –9.33 <0.001 *
Parents help their children brush their teeth 25005.0 –11.90 <0.001 *

Wilcoxon rank sum test; W, Wilcoxon W; *: p <0.001.