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