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. 2026 Jun 1;60(2):113–121.

Table 2.

Comparison of oral hygiene behaviours between baseline and end of the study

Oral hygiene behaviour		Control			Dentalcluj Brush Assistant			Brush DJ
		Baseline	Final	P ^a	Baseline	Final	P ^a	Baseline	Final	P ^a
		% (n)		P ^a	% (n)		P ^a	% (n)		P ^a
Toothbrushing	Daily	25.0 (2)	25.0 (2)	1.0	12.5 (1)	12.5 (1)	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Toothbrushing	Twice/day	75.0 (6)	75.0 (6	1.0	87.5 (7)	87.5 (7)	1.0	100 (8)	100 (8)	1.0
Flossing	Do not use	25.0 (2)	25.0 (2)	1.0	50.0 (4)	25.0 (2)	0.2	12.5(1)	12.5 (1)	1.0
	Less than once a week	0.0	0.0		0.0	12.5 (1)		0.0	12.5 (1)
	Once/week	50.0 (4)	50.0 (4)		37.5 (3)	37.5 (3)		62.5 (5)	62.5 (5)
	Once/day	25.0 (2)	25.0 (2)		12.5 (1)	25.0 (2)		25.0 (2)	25.0 (2)

^aWilcoxon test