Table 3.
Oral Hygiene and Dietary Practices
| Oral Hygiene Practices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Difficulty for cleaning the teeth | Yes | 54 (13.4%) |
| No | 303 (75.8%) | |
| At times | 43 (10.8%) | |
| Method of cleaning | Tooth brush | 383 (95.7%) |
| Finger | 11 (2.7%) | |
| Others | 6 (1.6%) | |
| Frequency of changing tooth brush | Within 3 months | 241 (60.2%) |
| Within 6 months | 118 (29.5%) | |
| More than 6 months | 41 (10.3%) | |
| Material used for cleaning your teeth | Tooth paste | 360 (90%) |
| Tooth powder | 22 (5.5%) | |
| Charcoal | 5 (1.3%) | |
| Combination | 13 (3.3%) | |
| Frequency of tooth brushing | Once daily | 99 (24.8%) |
| Twice daily | 301 (75.2%) | |
| Use of mouth wash | Yes | 48 (12%) |
| No | 352 (88%) | |
| Previous dental Visit | Less than 6 months | 53 (13.2%) |
| More than 6 months | 228 (57%) | |
| Never | 119 (29.8%) | |
| Dietary Practices | ||
| Dietary Pattern | Vegetarian | 47 (11.8%) |
| Non Vegetarian | 355 (88.2%) | |
| Diet preference during pregnancy | Sweet | 68 (17%) |
| Fizzy drink | 23 (5.8%) | |
| Spicy | 84 (21%) | |
| Sour | 70 (17.5%) | |
| None | 155 (38.8%) | |
| Advised to avoid any food | Yes | 243 (60.8%) |
| No | 157 (39.2%) | |
| Total | 400 (100%) | |