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Oral health behaviors among dentate respondents
| |
Dentate participants |
|---|---|
| |
n = 384 |
| N (%) | |
| Met ADA recommendation: brush twice daily |
252 (65.6) |
| Met ADA recommendation: floss 7 days week |
106 (27.6) |
| Met ADA recommendation: brush twice and floss daily |
85 (22.1) |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in last 12 monthsa |
258 (67.2) |
| Had teeth cleaned in last 12 monthsb | 242 (63.0) |
aSource: 2009–2010 NHANES.
bSource: 2008 BRFSS, oral health module.
