Comparing Health Promotion Programs in Public Dental Service of Vantaa, Finland: A Clinical Trial in 6–36-Month-Old Children

Table 2

Parental background information and child’s reported health habits in first-born children at the age of 24–36 months; percentages within groups.

	Total 𝑛	Oral hygiene and fluoride; F	Diet and xylitol; X	Control; C	𝑃
Parents
Mother born before 1980	644	56	66	60	0.088
Father born before 1980	625	71	76	72	0.462
Mother’s advanced education level	601	62	70	69	0.148
Father’s advanced education level	575	51	54	58	0.269
Parents have not cleaned child’s pacifier in their own mouth	597	94	95	95	0.738
Parents have not tasted food from child’s spoon	611	61	48	55	0.041
Mother’s use of xylitol at least 3 times/day	605	19	20	16	0.563
Child
Tooth brushing at least 2 times/day	613	65	59	58	0.293
Fluoride use at least 2 times/day	613	65	60	59	0.394
Snacks between meals seldom or never	609	49	49	56	0.234
Xylitol at least 3 times/day	613	48	56	42	0.029
Use of probiotics products	558	58	46	54	0.062