Table 4.

Distribution of oral hygiene practices among males and females

Variable	Male		Female		Significance
	Yes	No	Yes	No	p-value
Brushing	162	52	255	29	0.000
	75.7%	24.3%	89.9%	10.1%
Flossing	44	170	63	221	0.663
	20.6%	79.4%	22.2%	77.8%
Mouth wash	31	182	45	239	0.476
	14.5%	85%	15.8%	84.2%
Tooth picks	84	130	68	216	0.000
	39.3%	60.7%	23.9%	76.1%
Miswak	51	163	31	253	0.001
	23.8%	76.2%	10.9%	89.1%

*P value=difference between males and females