The relationship between dental caries, dietary intake and body composition in school-age children

Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette

Table 1 Oral health behaviours of children by sex

Oral Health Behaviours	Male (n = 105)		Female (n = 105)		Total (n = 210)
	n	%	n	%	n	%	p
Tooth brushing frequency
Once a day	50	47.6	42	40.0	88	43.8	0.177^a
Twice a day	25	23.8	37	35.2	65	29.5
Irregular	30	28.6	26	24.8	54	26.7
Using fluoride toothpaste
Using	74	70.5	78	74.3	152	72.4	0.608^a
Not using	20	19.0	20	19.0	40	19.0
Unknowing	11	10.5	7	6.7	18	8.6
Frequency of dentist visiting
Once in a year	7	6.7	1	1.0	8	3.9	0.005^b*
Twice in a year	5	4.7	16	15.2	21	10.0
When they have a complaint	93	88.6	88	83.8	181	86.1