Table 2.

Comparison of brushing frequency and fluoride toothpaste use between baseline (T0) and 12 months of follow-up (T1), according to type of project and country

Project and country	T0					T1
	n†	Brush twice or more daily		Use fluoride toothpaste		n†	Brush twice or more daily		Use of fluoride toothpaste
		n	%	n	%		n	%	n	%
Project A	600	85	14.2	231	89.6	343	134	39.1*	233	88.4
Morocco	600	85	14.2	231	89.6	343	134	39.1*	233	88.4
Project B	5,373	3,218	59.9	3,725	69.3	4,696	3,415	72.7*	3,844	81.8*
Egypt	1,326	591	44.6	1,079	81.4	1,159	575	49.6*	992	85.6*
Greece HDA	468	112	23.9	211	45.2	277	83	30.0	182	65.9*
Greece SSG	352	105	29.8	196	55.8	132	38	28.8	93	70.6*
Indonesia	1,617	1,282	79.3	1,145	70.8	1,445	1,277	88.4*	1,058	73.2
Myanmar	592	369	62.3	361	61.0	599	470	78.5*	542	90.6*
Vietnam	1,018	759	74.6	733	72.0	1,084	972	89.7*	977	90.1*
Project C	662	619	93.5	388	58.6	673	658	97.8*	497	75.5*
Germany	65	62	95.4	51	78.5	74	62	83.8	57	77.0
Italy	597	557	93.3	337	56.4	599	596	99.5*	440	73.5*

Greece-HDA, Hellenic Dental Association; Greece-SSG, Stomatological Society of Greece.

^*P < 0.05 (comparison between T0 and T1 with McNemar test for paired samples).

^†Valid sample size (for T0 and T1) for brushing frequency.