Stress level	Male N %	Female N %	Total N %
Less stress	49 55	40 45	89 100
Moderate stress	198 51	193 49	391 100
Severe stress	11 35	20 65	31 100

Table 1. Relation of stress with gender

P = 0.170 Not significant

Stress level	20 – 30 yrs N %	31 – 40 yrs N %	> 40 yrs N %	Total N %
Less stress	61 69	18 20	10 11	89 100
Moderate stress	239 61	113 29	39 10	391 100
Severe stress	16 52	10 32	5 16	31 100

Table 2. Relation of stress with age

Stress level	Yes N %	No N %	Total N %
Less stress	19 21	70 79	89 100
Moderate stress	161 41	230 59	391 100
Severe stress	18 58	13 42	31 100

Table 3. Relation of stress with smoking

P > 0.000 highly significant

Stress level	Yes N %	No N %	Total N %
Less stress	35 39	54 61	89 100
Moderate stress	211 54	180 46	391 100
Severe stress	21 68	10 32	31 100

Table 4. Relation of stress with the bleeding gum

P = 0.009 Highly significant

Stress level	Morning only N %	Evening only N %	Morning evening N %	Occasionally N%	Total N %
Less stress	6 7	9 10	60 67	14 16	89 100
Moderate stress	44 11	47 12	238 61	62 16	391 100
Severe stress	2 6	3 10	14 45	12 39	31 100

Table 5. Relation of stress with the cleaning of teeth.

P = 0.044 level of stress is significant with cleaning

Stress level	One time N %	Two time N %	Occasionally N %	Never clean N %	Total N %
Less stress	7 8	65 73	16 18	1 1	89100
Moderate stress	88 23	232 59	68 17	3 1	391100
Severe stress	5 16	15 48	7 23	4 13	31100

Table 6. Relation of stress with the time of cleaning teeth

P < 0.00 level of stress is highly significant with time of cleaning

Stress level	Brush+toothpaste N %	Brush+miswak N %	Miswak N %	Nothing N %	Total N %
Less stress	59 66	21 24	6 7	3 3	89 100
Moderate stress	302 77	70 18	13 3	6 2	391 100
Severe stress	21 68	4 12	3 10	3 10	31 100

Table 7. Relation of stress with the tools of cleaning teeth

P = 0.014 level of stress is significant with tools of cleaning

Stress level	Brush N %	Dental floss N %	Toothpick N %	Nothing N %	Total N %
Less stress	22 25	25 28	32 36	10 11	89 100
Moderate stress	98 25	149 38	118 30	26 7	391 100
Severe stress	9 29	9 29	10 32	3 10	31 100

Table 8. Relation of stress with tools of cleaning in between teeth

P = 0.469 Level of stress is not significant