Table 3.

Child’s Oral Hygiene Experience in Relation to American Dental Association Recommendations

Age at Initiation of Regular Tooth brushing	No Prior Infant Oral Hygiene Number of Children, %		With Prior Infant Oral Hygiene Number of Children, %		Totals Number of Children, %
	N = 43, 52%		N = 3, 48%		N = 82, 100%
Less than 1 Year*	4	5%	7	9%	11	13%*
Between 1 and 2 Years	17	21%	17	21%	34	41%
Age 2 or Greater	22	27%	15	18%	37	45%

^*Matches American Dental Association Recommendations