Case-Control Study to Evaluate the Oral Hygiene Habits in 31 Children with Hemophilia in Bulgaria Using the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) Questionnaire

21 April 2022 : Original article

Viktoriya D. Mandova^1BCDFG*, Rumen S. Stefanov^1ACE

DOI: 10.12659/MSMBR.936560

Med Sci Monit Basic Res 2022; 28:e936560

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Table 2 Methods of oral hygiene.

Characteristics	Children with hemophilia			Control group			Parents of children with hemophilia
Characteristics	n	%	Sp	n	%	Sp	n	%	Sp

Toothbrush	31	100.00	–	108	100.00	–	33	100.00	–
Toothpaste	31	100.00	–	108	100.00	–	31	93.94	4.15
Mouthwash	4	12.90	6.02	20	18.52	3.74	18	45.45	8.67
Dental floss	7	20.00	7.30	27	25.00	4.17	12	36.36	8.37
Interdental brush	6	19.35	7.10	15	13.89	3.33	27	18.18	6.71
Toothpick	1	3.23	3.17	34	31.48	4.47	28	15.15	6.24
Chewing gum without sugar	6	19.35	7.10	17	15.74	3.50	0	0.00	–
n – total number;% – percentage; Sp – standard error of percentage.

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