21 April 2022: Human Study
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
Viktoriya D. Mandova BCDFG* , Rumen S. Stefanov ACEDOI: 10.12659/MSMBR.936560
Med Sci Monit Basic Res 2022; 28:e936560
Table 2 Methods of oral hygiene.
| Characteristics | Children with hemophilia | Control group | Parents of children with hemophilia | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||||||||