Table 3.
Oral hygiene practices and parental familiarity with preventive treatments.
| Domain | Baseline | Follow-Up | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | p-Value | |||
| Oral hygiene practices | Plaque score | Control | 1.09 ± 0.39 | 1.21 ± 0.35 | 0.01 * |
| Intervention | 1.16 ± 0.30 | 1.17 ± 0.29 | 0.29 | ||
| Intergroup difference at follow up p = 0.08 | |||||
| Brushing frequency | Control | 1.3 ± 0.74 | 1.4 ± 0.72 | 0.60 | |
| Intervention | 1.7 ± 0.44 | 1.6 ± 0.47 | 0.65 | ||
| Intergroup difference at follow up p = 0.81 | |||||
| n (%) | n (%) | ||||
| Child brushes twice or more daily | Control | 32 (29%) | 35 (41%) | 0.14 | |
| Intervention | 40 (37%) | 32 (41%) | 0.99 | ||
| Intergroup difference at follow up p = 0.65 | |||||
| Child brushes supervised | Control | 17 (16%) | 8 (10%) | 0.13 | |
| Intervention | 15 (14%) | 12 (15%) | 0.99 | ||
| Intergroup difference at follow up p = 0.51 | |||||
| Parent not sure of correct toothpaste concentration | Control | 71 (65%) | 56 (64%) | 0.82 | |
| Intervention | 64 (59%) | 42 (55%) | 0.06 | ||
| Intergroup difference at follow up p = 0.14 | |||||
| Parental familiarity with preventive treatments | Parent familiar with fluoride varnish |
Control | 38 (35%) | 44 (49%) | 0.019 * |
| Intervention | 36 (33%) | 39 (50%) | 0.035 * | ||
| Intergroup difference at follow up p = 0.94 | |||||
| Parent familiar with fissure sealants | Control | 19 (17%) | 30 (65%) | 0.002 * | |
| Intervention | 23 (21%) | 17 (22%) | 0.99 | ||
| Intergroup difference at follow up p = 0.001 * | |||||
* p ≤ 0.05.