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Table 1 Group characteristics

From: Oral cleanliness in daily users of powered vs. manual toothbrushes – a cross-sectional study

 

orPT (n = 48)

Mean ± SD

n/n

vbMT (n = 52)

Mean ± SD

n/n

p-value

Age

24.69 ± 3.33

24.44 ± 3.08

 0.70a

Sex (female/male)

30/18

41/11

 0.08b

Smoking (yes/no)

02/46

03/49

 0.99b

Duration of use of the respective device (0.5–1 year/1–5 years/>  5 years)

11/23/14

3/11/38

< 0.001 b

  1. orPT habitual users of oscillating-rotating powered toothbrushes, vbMT habitual users of manual toothbrushes with vertical bristles, a t-test b χ2-test
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