From: Oral self-care behavior and its influencing factors in a sample of school children from Central Iran
behavior | ||
---|---|---|
brushing | Number | % |
never | 24 | 6.7 |
sometimes | 125 | 34.7 |
once daily | 135 | 37.6 |
two or more on a daily | 76 | 21 |
Dental floss | ||
never | 226 | 62.8 |
sometimes | 28 | 7.8 |
once daily | 106 | 29.4 |
Preventive mouthwash | ||
never | 298 | 82.7 |
sometimes | 40 | 11.1 |
once daily | 22 | 6.2 |
visits to dentist | ||
In pain | 85 | 23.6 |
Check up | 189 | 52.5 |
Regular check up | 86 | 23.9 |