Table 1 Usage of oral hygiene tools in a Ghanaian adolescent population

Tooth brush/tooth paste

Totally 295 (99.7%)

Chewing sticks source

Totally 167 (56.4%)

Nim tree 50 (28.6%)

Sokodua 84 (48.0%)

Guava 20 (11.4%)

Other 21 (12.0%)

Cleaning frequency

1 time/day 94 (31.8%)

2 times/day 202 (62.2%)