Bacterial Profile, Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern, and Associated Factors among Dental Caries-Suspected Patients Attending the Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital and Private Dental Clinic in Mekelle, Northern Ethiopia

Table 3

Behavioral characteristics of dental caries-suspected patients attending ACSH and private clinics.

Variables	Frequency, (%)
A habit of teeth cleaning
Yes	351(83.2)
No	71 (16.8)
Kind of material used to clean teeth
Toothpaste	114 (27.0)
Charcoal	42 (10.0)
Wooden tooth sticks	99 (23.5)
Others	96 (27.2)
Time & frequency of teeth clean
Before & after a meal	100 (23.7)
Twice a day	89 (21.1)
Once a day	88 (20.9)
Once a week	74 (17.5)
Techniques of cleaning teeth
Top to bottom	84 (19.9)
Sideway	94 (22.3)
Circular	95 (22.5)
Mixed	78 (18.5)
Mouth rising habit
Yes	353(83.6)
No	69 (16.4)
A habit of sweet food eating/intake
Yes	351 (83.2)
No	71 (16.8)
Kind of sweet intake
Sugared coffee	34 (8.1)
Chewing gum containing sugar	42 (10.0)
Candy	61 (14.5)
Chocolate	105 (24.9)
Others (burger, biscuit)	64 (15.2)
Soft drink
Yes	347 82.2)
No	75 (17.8
Smoking cigarette
Yes	53 (12.6)
No	369 (87.4)
Chewing chat
Yes	78 (18.5)
No	344 (81.5)