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. 2015 Jan 30;4(6):343–352. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2015.18

Table 1 . Relative frequencies of daily tooth brushing and dental flossing habits by gender groups .

OH frequency per day All Male Female
Number % 95% CI Number % 95% CI Number % 95% CI
Tooth Brush Never 4,280 32.5 28.4-36.8 2,197 39.7 37.1-42.3 2,083 25.0 23.3-26.8
Once 5,423 47.4 44.3-50.5 2,245 46.4 44.5-48.3 3,178 48.5 47.0-49.9
Twice or more 2,364 20.1 17.7-22.7 681 13.9 12.8-15.2 1,683 26.5 25.1-28.0
Dental Floss Never 10,145 83.2 79.4-86.4 4,456 86.1 84.6-87.5 5,689 80.1 77.9-82.2
Once 1,513 13.4 10.8-16.4 555 11.6 10.3-12.9 958 15.3 13.7-16.9
Twice or more 407 3.4 2.7-4.3 114 2.3 2.0-2.6 293 4.6 4.0-5.2

OH= Oral Hygiene; CI= Confidence Interval