Outcome of a Community-Based Oral Health Promotion Project on Primary Schoolchildren’s Oral Hygiene Habits

Table 2

Self-reported oral health behaviors of boys and girls in different grades of elementary school in Laukaa, Finland, 2010.

Grade	Tooth; brushing; ≥ 2 times/day		Use of fluoride; tooth paste; ≥ 2 times/day		Parents reminding of tooth brushing daily		Use of dental floss ≥ 2-3 times/week		Use of fluoride; tablets daily		Use of xylitol chewing gum; ≥ 3-4 times/day		Use of xylitol lozenge ≥ 3-4; times/day
	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys
1	71.8	60.0	69.2	58.2	88.9	91.8	0.0	0.0	9.6	13.5	17.2	15.5	10.4	10.1
2	67.0	68.0	64.8	66.0	90.5	92.7	1.0	3.1	10.6	16.7	20.8	11.5	16.0	6.2
3	76.4	62.8	68.9	53.8	56.2	60.6	17.3	15.4	21.0	25.6	34.3	29.3	16.0	17.6
4	78.7	48.5	67.8	41.1	62.9	64.3	27.0	10.5	30.2	22.5	34.1	29.2	11.5	20.9
5	75.4	52.5	62.9	49.0	59.3	64.4	24.8	14.0	20.7	19.1	43.2	31.7	9.4	18.0
6	63.6	52.7	61.5	47.2	41.8	64.2	20.4	7.7	17.9	25.5	33.0	21.8	11.0	11.3
Total	72.0	57.3	65.8	52.6	66.8	73.2	14.8	8.2	17.9	20.4	30.4	23.0	12.3	13.8
𝑃	<0.001		<0.001		0.040		<0.001		0.244		0.003		0.263