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day. We also asked whether respondents used toothpaste and, if so, whether it
contained fluoride. We also investigated the use of other aids to maintain oral
hygiene; we analysed how often adults in Slovenia use dental floss, an interden-
tal brush and a tongue scraper.
The results were analysed based on the number and proportion of peo-
ple in the selected categories according to demographic variables (gender, age,
education, living environment) and other variables necessary for research or
planning further interventions (frequency of tooth cleaning, etc.).
The data obtained in the study were weighted by gender, age and educa-
tion, taking into account age groups of one year. The sample- and population-
weighted data were analysed using the computer programme IBM SPSS Statis-
tics for Windows, version 21.0 (IBM, 2020) and the programme R, version 3.6.0
(n.d.).
The distributions of proportions between different groups (by gender,
age, education and living environment) were tested using the chi-square (χ ) 11
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test and the CCP test (Column Comparison Proportion test) to compare the
proportions between different groups. A confidence interval of 95% was used
in both cases.

Results

Frequency of Tooth Brushing
The results showed that 71% of adults brushed their teeth regularly (at least
twice a day) (Figure 1). oral hygiene and the use of fluoride toothpastes in adults in slovenia in 2019

1 % 0 %

3 % 10 %

More than twice a day
24 %
Twice a day
Once a day

Several times a week
Once a week

Never
61 %

Figure 1: Proportion of adults aged 18–74 years by frequency of tooth
brushing.