Table 7.
Comparison of two groups of children and parents after 1 year of oral hygiene habits
| Experimental group | Control group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Evaluation | Baseline | Evaluation | ||
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| The children | Eat sweets more than twice a day | 2 (0.15) | 6 (0.032) | 21 (0.10) | 28 (0.133) |
| Brush their teeth twice a day | 16 (0.086) | 137 (0.733) | 25 (0.118) | 27 (0.128) | |
| Brush their teeth every time at least 3 min | 16 (0.086) | 147 (0.786) | 16 (0.076) | 32 (0.152) | |
| Rinse mouth more than twice a day after a meal | 18 (0.096) | 142 (0.759) | 29 (0.137) | 39 (0.185) | |
| Regular oral examination | 9 (0.048) | 41 (0.219) | 10 (0.047) | 14 (0.066) | |
| The parents | Brush their teeth twice a day | 65 (0.348) | 136 (0.727) | 82 (0.389) | 97 (0.46) |
| Supervise their child every day to brush your teeth | 79 (0.422) | 126 (0.634) | 64 (0.303) | 61 (0.289) | |
| Often help their children brush their teeth | 18 (0.096) | 143 (0.765) | 29 (0.137) | 34 (0.161) | |
N (%): Number (percentage).