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Toothbrush and toothpaste preferences among Southern Saudi children: insights into oral hygiene awareness and practices.

Frontiers in dental medicine · Alkahtani ZM, Ahmed Assiri H, Alsharif HN, Sultan Al-Hufayyan G, Ali Y Mari J, Shafloot RS, Alasmari NA, Alshehri R, Alshamrani S, Yahya N, Porwal A · 2026-08-05

Southern Saudi children aged 5–12 showed twice-daily brushing habits with clear gender-based preferences: girls favoured pink toothpaste and strawberry flavour, while boys preferred blue toothpaste and mint flavour. Boys demonstrated greater independence in product selection.

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