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Table 5 Comparison of DMFT and OHI-S means by oral hygiene (1 = none, 2 = rinse only, 3 = irregular brushing, 4 = brush once a day, 5 = brush twice a day)

From: Relationship between dental caries, oral hygiene and malocclusion among Syrian refugee children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study

Oral hygiene method groups

DMFT

Mean (SD)

OHI-S

Mean (SD)

P = 0.652

P = 0.00

1

N = 166

4.48 (3.2)

1.48 (0.89)*

2

N = 5

3.20 (4.1)

1.73 (0.77)

3

N = 248

4.35 (3.0)

1.39 (0.78)α

4

N = 86

3.94 (2.5)

1.22 (0.70)

5

N = 101

4.34 (3.1)

1.02 (0.60)* α

  1. *α1 and 3 had significantly higher OHI-S than 5 at P < 0.01
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