Question 4: On what grounds do you consider tooth decay occurs? Parents answers

Category

No.

%

Poor hygiene

812

39.0

Not brushing teeth

646

31.0

By eating sweet

305

14.0

For lack of brushing

117

5.6

Slight cleaning

85

4.0

Junk food

47

2.2

Don’t know

29

1.4

For lack of calcium

14

0.7

By not going to the dentist

12

0.6

Bad brushing

8

0.4

Careless

7

0.3

Presence of plaque

3

0.1

Acid in the mouth

3

0.1