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Table 3 Oral health behaviors among dentate respondents

From: [More] evidence to support oral health promotion services targeted to smokers calling tobacco quitlines in the United States

Ā 

Dentate participants

Ā 

nā€‰=ā€‰384

Ā 

N (%)

Met ADA recommendation: brush twice daily

252 (65.6)

Met ADA recommendation: floss 7ā€‰daysā€‰week

106 (27.6)

Met ADA recommendation: brush twice and floss daily

85 (22.1)

Visited dentist or dental clinic in last 12 monthsa

258 (67.2)

Had teeth cleaned in last 12 monthsb

242 (63.0)

  1. aSource: 2009ā€“2010 NHANES.
  2. bSource: 2008 BRFSS, oral health module.