Table 2.
Answers to the survey regarding self-reported oral hygiene habits, loss of more than six permanent teeth or all permanent teeth (not accounting for third molars) and use of a removable prosthesis or fixed dental prosthesis, according to the respondents' characteristics
| Daily toothbrushing | Toothbrushing twice per day | Use of dental floss | Use of mouthwash | Loss of permanent teeth | Loss of more than six permanent teeth | Loss of all permanent teeth | Replacement of lost teeth* | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | N | % | n | % | |
| Yes | 1,072 | 97.3 | 787 | 73.4 | 262 | 23.8 | 513 | 46.6 | 778 | 70.6 | 360 | 32.7 | 77 | 7.0 | 342 | 44.0 |
| No | 30 | 2.7 | 315 | 28.6 | 840 | 76.2 | 589 | 53.4 | 324 | 29.4 | 742 | 67.3 | 1,025 | 93.0 | 436 | 56.0 |
| Gender | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 499 | 96.3 | 344 | 68.9 | 91 | 17.6 | 207 | 40.0 | 346 | 66.8 | 148 | 28.6 | 26 | 5.0 | 133 | 38.4 |
| Female | 573 | 98.1 | 443 | 77.3 | 171 | 29.3 | 306 | 52.4 | 432 | 74.0 | 212 | 36.3 | 51 | 8.7 | 209 | 48.4 |
| P | 0.069 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.015 | 0.274 | 0.016 | 0.021 | ||||||||
| Age | ||||||||||||||||
| 16–24 years | 143 | 100.0 | 120 | 83.9 | 46 | 32.2 | 78 | 54.5 | 27 | 18.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.4 |
| 25–34 years | 162 | 100.0 | 134 | 82.7 | 59 | 36.4 | 80 | 49.4 | 78 | 48.1 | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15.4 |
| 35–44 years | 186 | 100.0 | 145 | 78.0 | 61 | 32.8 | 92 | 49.5 | 122 | 65.6 | 25 | 13.4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 27.9 |
| 45–54 years | 191 | 99.5 | 131 | 68.6 | 53 | 27.6 | 94 | 49.0 | 157 | 81.8 | 63 | 32.8 | 8 | 4.2 | 60 | 38.2 |
| 55–64 years | 164 | 98.2 | 116 | 70.7 | 27 | 16.2 | 74 | 44.3 | 152 | 91.0 | 90 | 53.9 | 12 | 7.2 | 80 | 52.6 |
| >65 years | 226 | 89.7 | 141 | 62.4 | 16 | 6.3 | 95 | 37.7 | 242 | 96.0 | 178 | 70.6 | 57 | 22.6 | 154 | 63.6 |
| P | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.019 | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.00 (0.00–0.00)† | <0.01 | ||||||||
| Social class | ||||||||||||||||
| Lower | 274 | 91.0 | 178 | 65.0 | 20 | 6.6 | 111 | 36.9 | 263 | 70.1 | 182 | 60.5 | 52 | 17.3 | 146 | 55.5 |
| Lower middle | 515 | 99.4 | 372 | 72.2 | 137 | 26.4 | 246 | 47.5 | 327 | 63.1 | 123 | 23.7 | 18 | 3.5 | 116 | 35.5 |
| Middle | 171 | 100.0 | 137 | 80.1 | 50 | 29.2 | 91 | 53.2 | 124 | 72.5 | 43 | 25.1 | 7 | 4.1 | 50 | 40.3 |
| Upper/Upper middle | 112 | 100.0 | 100 | 89.3 | 55 | 49.1 | 65 | 58.0 | 64 | 57.1 | 12 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 46.9 |
| P | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.00 (0.00–0.00)† | <0.01 | ||||||||
| Total | 1,072 | 97.3 | 787 | 73.4 | 262 | 23.8 | 513 | 46.6 | 778 | 70.6 | 360 | 32.7 | 77 | 7.0 | 342 | 44.0 |
| Weighted total | 1,076 | 97.6 | 782 | 72.7 | 257 | 23.3 | 501 | 45.4 | 775 | 70.3 | 358 | 32.5 | 74 | 6.4 | 340 | 43.9 |
*
Removable prosthesis (83.6%) or fixed dental prosthesis (16.4%).
†
Chi-square Monte-Carlo simulation.