Oral Health Behavior of Parents as a Predictor of Oral Health Status of Their Children

Table 1

Oral health indexes of children.

Oral health indexes of children	Frequency	Percent
Gingival inflammation index
Sound (0)	49	22.1
Moderate (0/1–1/0)	101	45.5
Medium (1/1–2/0)	64	28.8
Severe (2/1–3/0)	8	3.6
Total	222	100.0
Plaque index
Excellent (0)	4	1.8
Good (0/1–0/9)	25	11.3
Medium (1–1/9)	72	32.4
Poor (2-3)	121	54.5
Total	222	100.0