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

Table 2

Relationship between sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of parents and children and dmft of their children.

Dependent variables	Independent variables	𝑃 value	Coefficient
	Education of fathers	0.74	0.08
	Education of mothers	0.68	0.12
dmft of children	Parental frequency of tooth brushing	0.48	−0.25
	Parental consumption of sweet foods	0.49	0.14
	Parental dental visits in the last year	0.99	0.00
	Parental history of dental problems	0.01*	−1.6

 *significant.