Table 1 Demographic characteristics
| Demographic characteristics | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 57 |
| Female | 43 |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 51 |
| Unmarried | 49 |
| Socioeconomic status | |
| Lower class | 37 |
| Middle class | 63 |
| Upper class | 0 |
| Time taken for brushing | |
| 1–2 min | 14 |
| 2–5 min | 80 |
| More than 5 min | 6 |
| Type of tooth brush | |
| Hard | 13 |
| Medium | 5 |
| Soft | 19 |
| Don’t know | 62 |
| Type of toothpaste | |
| Fluoridated | 39 |
| Non-fluoridated/don’t know | 61 |