Table 4. Association of educational level with items in the questionnaire regarding dental myths.
*: statistically significant
| Educational level | Chi-squared value | P-value | |||||||||
| High school | Middle school | Primary school | University | ||||||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| 1. Brushing with stiff bristles makes your teeth whiter. | Agree | 14 | 20.60% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 54 | 79.40% | 2.216 | 0.529 |
| Disagree | 84 | 23.00% | 8 | 2.20% | 2 | 0.50% | 271 | 74.20% | |||
| 2. Using miswak only is enough, and there is no need for a toothbrush and paste. | Agree | 25 | 31.60% | 3 | 3.80% | 1 | 1.30% | 50 | 63.30% | 8.591 | 0.035* |
| Disagree | 73 | 20.60% | 5 | 1.40% | 1 | 0.30% | 275 | 77.70% | |||
| 3. When gums bleed, it is better not to brush your teeth. | Agree | 33 | 28.40% | 2 | 1.70% | 1 | 0.90% | 80 | 69.00% | 3.714 | 0.294 |
| Disagree | 65 | 20.50% | 6 | 1.90% | 1 | 0.30% | 245 | 77.30% | |||
| 4. Removal of calculus leads to the loosening of teeth. | Agree | 29 | 34.10% | 3 | 3.50% | 0 | 0.00% | 53 | 62.40% | 10.546 | 0.014* |
| Disagree | 69 | 19.80% | 5 | 1.40% | 2 | 0.60% | 272 | 78.20% | |||
| 5. Using home stuff such as coal and salt makes your teeth whiter. | Agree | 17 | 19.50% | 1 | 1.10% | 1 | 1.10% | 68 | 78.20% | 2.001 | 0.572 |
| Disagree | 81 | 23.40% | 7 | 2.00% | 1 | 0.30% | 257 | 74.30% | |||
| 6. Candy is the only cause of tooth decay. | Agree | 23 | 41.80% | 2 | 3.60% | 0 | 0.00% | 30 | 54.50% | 15.16 | 0.002* |
| Disagree | 75 | 19.80% | 6 | 1.60% | 2 | 0.50% | 295 | 78.00% | |||
| 7. Decay is hereditary. | Agree | 17 | 21.80% | 1 | 1.30% | 1 | 1.30% | 59 | 75.60% | 1.584 | 0.663 |
| Disagree | 81 | 22.80% | 7 | 2.00% | 1 | 0.30% | 266 | 74.90% | |||
| 8. For toothache, the best treatment is tooth extraction. | Agree | 15 | 33.30% | 2 | 4.40% | 0 | 0.00% | 28 | 62.20% | 5.708 | 0.127 |
| Disagree | 83 | 21.40% | 6 | 1.50% | 2 | 0.50% | 297 | 76.50% | |||
| 9. If you have pain in a particular tooth, placing a painkiller tablet on it reduces the pain. | Agree | 41 | 27.50% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.70% | 107 | 71.80% | 7.126 | 0.068 |
| Disagree | 57 | 20.10% | 8 | 2.80% | 1 | 0.40% | 218 | 76.80% | |||
| 10. There is no need to take care of baby teeth because they will fall off anyway. | Agree | 5 | 26.30% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 14 | 73.70% | 0.583 | 0.9 |
| Disagree | 93 | 22.50% | 8 | 1.90% | 2 | 0.50% | 311 | 75.10% | |||
| 11. Placing of milk bottle inside the mouth of the baby during sleep does not harm teeth. | Agree | 17 | 21.20% | 1 | 1.20% | 1 | 1.20% | 61 | 76.20% | 1.611 | 0.657 |
| Disagree | 81 | 22.90% | 7 | 2.00% | 1 | 0.30% | 264 | 74.80% | |||
| 12. Teething causes fever. | Agree | 84 | 24.20% | 6 | 1.70% | 0 | 0.00% | 257 | 74.10% | 10.347 | 0.016* |
| Disagree | 14 | 16.30% | 2 | 2.30% | 2 | 2.30% | 68 | 79.10% | |||
| 13. No dental treatment should be done during pregnancy. | Agree | 34 | 29.30% | 2 | 1.70% | 2 | 1.70% | 78 | 67.20% | 9.89 | 0.02* |
| Disagree | 64 | 20.20% | 6 | 1.90% | 0 | 0.00% | 247 | 77.90% | |||
| 14. During pregnancy, the baby absorbs calcium from the teeth and bones of their mother. | Agree | 81 | 23.70% | 7 | 2.00% | 1 | 0.30% | 253 | 74.00% | 2.41 | 0.492 |
| Disagree | 17 | 18.70% | 1 | 1.10% | 1 | 1.10% | 72 | 79.10% | |||