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Table 1 Descriptive statistics (ratio males/females and mean age) of the groups control, text message, and phone call

From: Oral hygiene compliance in orthodontic patients: a randomized controlled study on the effects of a post-treatment communication

 

Control

Text message

Phone call

(N = 30)

(N = 28)

(N = 26)

Ratio male to female

15:15

12:16

16:10

Age

 Mean (SD), years

13.5 (1.7)

12.8 (1.5)

13.6 (1.7)

 Range, years

10 to 18

10 to 16

11 to 17