Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population
| Variables | Values |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 27 ± 8 |
| Female gender, n (%) | 69 (68.31) |
| Income, n (%) | |
| Low | 28 (27.73) |
| Medium | 32 (31.68) |
| High | 41 (40.59) |
| Frequency of tooth brushing, n (%) | |
| 0 or 1/day | 18 (17.83) |
| 2/day | 49 (48.51) |
| 3/day | 34 (33.66) |
| Tooth brushing motion, n (%) | |
| Appropriate | 67 (66.34) |
| Inappropriate | 34 (32.66) |
| Reason of the dental attendance, n (%) | |
| Planned visit | 26 (25.74) |
| Acute visit | 75 (74.26) |
| Education level, n (%) | |
| Non and primary | 22 (21.78) |
| Secondary | 29 (28.72) |
| University | 50 (49.5) |
| BMI, n (%) | |
| Underweight | 35 (34.65) |
| Normalweight | 37 (36.63) |
| Overweight | 22 (21.78) |
| Obese | 7 (6.93) |
| Age at beginning tooth brushing (years), (mean ± SD) | 3 ± 1 |
| DT, (mean ± SD) | 5.37 ± 3.66 |
| MT, [median (IQR)] | 4 (2–5) |
| FT, [median (IQR)] | 2 (0–6) |
| DMFT, [median (IQR)] | 12 (9–16) |
| GI, (mean ± SD) | 1.42 ± 0.77 |
| CPI, (mean ± SD) | 1.15 ± 0.40 |
| SDI, (mean ± SD) | 1.28 ± 0.77 |
| CSI, [median (IQR)] | 1.26 (0.83–1.66) |
IQR interquartile range, SD standard deviation, F female, BMI body mass index, FT number of filled teeth, MT number of missed teeth, DT number of decayed untreated teeth, DMFT number of decayed, missed and filled teeth, GI gingival index, CSI calculus surface index, DIS simplified Debris index, CPI community Periodontal index