Table 2.
Demographic and oral hygiene information obtained from the study questionnaire.
| Group Characteristic | Control |
FOAs |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n=7) | % | (n=9) | % | (n=16) | % | |
|
Gender | ||||||
| Female | 4 | 57.1 | 8 | 88.9 | 12 | 75.0 |
| Male |
3 |
42.9 |
1 |
11.1 |
4 |
25.0 |
|
Ethnicity | ||||||
| Hispanic | 5 | 71.4 | 8 | 88.9 | 13 | 81.3 |
| Non-Hispanic |
2 |
28.6 |
1 |
11.1 |
3 |
18.7 |
|
Age (years) | ||||||
| 11.9 (± 1.3) |
12.9 (± 1.6) |
12.4 (±1.5) |
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|
DMFT index | ||||||
| 0.3 (± 0.5) |
0.1 (± 0.3) |
0.2 (± 0.4) |
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|
Orthodontic appliances period (months) | ||||||
| 15.4 (±5.8) |
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|
Professional dental cleaning frequency | ||||||
| None | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Once a year | 1 | 14.3 | 1 | 11.1 | 2 | 12.5 |
| More than once a year |
6 |
85.7 |
8 |
88.9 |
14 |
87.5 |
|
Tooth brushing frequency | ||||||
| Not brushing | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Once a day | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| More than once per day |
7 |
100.0 |
9 |
100.0 |
16 |
100.0 |
|
Flossing frequency | ||||||
| Not flossing | 1 | 14.3 | 2 | 22.2 | 3 | 18.8 |
| Less than once per day | 2 | 28.6 | 4 | 44.4 | 6 | 37.5 |
| Once per day | 3 | 42.9 | 3 | 33.3 | 6 | 37.5 |
| More than once per day |
1 |
14.3 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
6.3 |
|
Mouthrinse use frequency | ||||||
| Not using mouthrinse | 2 | 28.6 | 6 | 66.7 | 8 | 50.0 |
| Less than once per day | 2 | 28.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12.5 |
| Once per day | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 18.8 |
| More than once per day | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 18.8 |
Control – without Fixed Orthodontic Appliances; FOA – with Fixed Orthodontic Appliances.