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Published in final edited form as: Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2014 Jan 16;42(5):395–403. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12094

Table 3.

Association between tooth brushing frequency and daily use of fluoride lozenges at the ages 1.5, 3 and 5 years (n = 771).

Age	Tooth brushing frequency	Use of fluoride lozenges

		Daily		Less than daily		p
		%	(n^*)	%	(n^*)	p
1.5 years	Twice daily	41	(163)	59	(239)
1.5 years	Less than twice daily	34	(125)	66	(244)	0.03
3 years	Twice daily	76	(333)	24	(104)
3 years	Less than twice daily	71	(208)	29	(85)	ns
5 years	Twice daily	76	(440)	24	(143)
5 years	Less than twice daily	72	(134)	28	(52)	ns

^*

Reduced because of internal drop-out