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. 2008 Dec 1;3(4):170–176. doi: 10.4176/080527

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