Table 3.
Tooth-brushing habits before and during the lockdown.
| before Lockdown (n = 220) |
during Lockdown (n = 220) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use of fluoride toothpaste | |||
| Never | 34 (15.5) | 37 (16.8) | 0.025 |
| Sometimes | 65 (29.5) | 65 (29.5) | |
| Often | 50 (22.7) | 50 (22.7) | |
| Always | 71 (32.3) | 60 (30.9) | |
| Teeth brushing before going to sleep (yes) | 199 (90.5) | 195 (88.6) | 0.388 |
| Drinking/eating after brushing teeth (times/week) | 0.77 ± 1.41 | 1.08 ± 1.70 | <0.001 |
| Dental pain or discomfort (yes) | 22 (10.0) | ||
| Dental abscesses (yes) | 6 (2.7) | ||
| Toothpaste used | |||
| Personal | 146 (66.4) | ||
| Parents’ toothpaste | 72 (32.7) | ||
| None | 2 (0.9) | ||
| Tooth-brushing habits | |||
| Not changed | 165 (75.0) | ||
| Less frequency brushing | 33 (15.0) | ||
| More frequency brushing | 22 (10.0) |
Values are expressed as mean ± SD for continuous variables or as number and percentage (n (%)) for categorical variables. The Mann–Whitney and the McNemar’s analysis were used to investigate the difference between continuous and categorical variables before and during the lockdown. Results were significant for p-value < 0.05.