Research Article

Oral Health Self-Management Ability and Its Influencing Factors among Adolescents with Fixed Orthodontics in China: A Mixed Methods Study

Table 3

Oral health self-management ability scores of adolescent patients with fixed orthodontics (, ).

Each dimensionScore≤6060~7070~80>80

Knowledge43 (14.8)67 (23.1)115 (39.7)65 (22.4)
Belief59 (20.3)111 (38.3)90 (31.0)30 (10.3)
Behavior51 (17.9)124 (42.8)101 (34.8)14 (4.8)
Environment64 (22.1)91 (31.4)88 (30.3)47 (16.2)
Total score28 (9.7)118 (40.7)130 (44.8)14 (4.8)