Assessment of the Relationship between Oral Health Behavior, Oral Hygiene, and Gingival Status of Adolescent Tobacco Consumers in Ranchi, Jharkhand: A Comparative Study
Table 3
HU-DBI questionnaire items and percentage of “agree”/“disagree” responses.
Items
Tobacco consumers
Non-tobacco consumers
value
Agree
Disagree
Agree
Disagree
I do not worry much about visiting the dentist
324 (81.00%)
76 (19.00%)
328 (82.00%)
72 (18.00%)
0.715
My gums tend to bleed when I brush my teeth
278 (69.50%)
122 (30.50%)
123 (30.75%)
277 (69.25%)
<0.001
I worry about the color of my teeth
220 (55.00%)
180 (45.00%)
85 (21.25%)
315 (78.75%)
<0.001
I have noticed some white sticky deposits on my teeth
283 (70.75%)
117 (29.25%)
80 (20.00%)
320 (80.00%)
<0.001
I use a child size toothbrush
213 (53.25%)
187 (46.75%)
216 (54.00%)
184 (46.00%)
0.831
I think that I cannot help having false teeth when I am old
332 (83.00%)
68 (17.00%)
153 (38.25%)
247 (61.75%)
<0.001
I am bothered by the color of my gums
313 (78.25%)
87 (21.75%)
97 (24.25%)
303 (75.75%)
<0.001
I think my teeth are getting worse despite my daily brushing
319 (79.75%)
81 (20.25%)
123 (30.75%)
277 (69.25%)
<0.001
I brush each of my teeth carefully
327 (81.75%)
73 (18.25%)
311 (77.75%)
89 (22.25%)
0.159
I have never been taught professionally how to brush
383 (95.75%)
17 (04.25%)
377 (94.25%)
23 (05.75%)
0.330
I think I can clean my teeth well without using a toothpaste
133 (33.25%)
267 (66.75%)
132 (33.00%)
268 (67.00%)
0.940
I often check my teeth in a mirror after brushing
383 (95.75%)
17 (4.25%)
374 (93.50%)
26 (6.50%)
0.158
I worry about having a bad breath
277 (69.25%)
123 (30.75%)
83 (20.75%)
317 (79.25%)
<0.001
It is impossible to prevent gum disease with tooth brushing alone
213 (53.25%)
187 (46.75%)
215 (53.75%)
185 (46.25%)
0.887
I put off going to the dentist until I have toothache
64 (16.00%)
336 (84.00%)
81 (20.25%)
319 (79.75%)
0.118
I have used a dye to see how clean my tooth are
0 (0.00%)
400 (100.00%)
0 (0.00%)
400 (100.0%)
1.000
I use a toothbrush with hard bristles
20 (5.00%)
380 (95.00%)
21 (5.25%)
379 (94.75%)
0.872
I do not feel I have brushed well unless I brush with strong strokes
143 (35.75%)
257 (64.25%)
134 (33.50%)
266 (66.50%)
0.508
I feel I sometimes take too much time to brush my teeth
113 (28.25%)
287 (71.75%)
119 (29.75%)
281 (70.25%)
0.640
I have had my dentist tell me that I brush very well
0 (0.00%)
400 (100.00%)
0 (0.00%)
400 (100.00%)
1.000
I do use tooth floss on regular basis
20 (5.00%)
380 (95.00%)
21 (5.25%)
379 (94.75%)
0.872
I brush my teeth twice daily or more
151 (37.75%)
249 (62.25%)
153 (38.25%)
247 (61.75%)
0.884
value ≤0.05: statistically significant difference.
