Table 3
Changes of Oral Health Actions after Tooth Brushing Program
| Question |
Actions |
|
| Experimental group (n=55) |
|
Control group (n=55) |
|
|
| Baseline |
21 days later |
p-value |
Baseline |
21 days later |
p-value |
| How many times a day do your child brush their teeth? |
1.84±0.37 |
2.00±0.00 |
0.002 |
|
1.87±0.34 |
1.84±0.42 |
0.642 |
| My childoften forgets to brush their teeth |
1.00±0.75 |
1.27±0.76 |
0.046 |
|
1.04±0.72 |
1.16±0.74 |
0.332 |
| My child only brushes their teeth when I remind him |
0.89±0.78 |
1.18±0.12 |
0.077 |
|
0.73±0.71 |
0.98±0.87 |
0.104 |
| My child always brushes their teeth after breakfast |
0.60±0.60 |
1.20±0.78 |
<0.001 |
|
0.89±0.76 |
0.67±0.80 |
0.129 |
| My child always brush their teeth before they go to bed |
1.20±0.73 |
1.50±0.57 |
0.014 |
|
1.16±0.60 |
1.11±0.69 |
0.644 |
Values are presented as mean±standard deviation.
