Castilho et al. found that 47% of the mothers reported that their children brushed their teeth three times a day; only 32% of these mothers were found to brush the teeth of their children, while most (68%) only supervised the toothbrushing. However, a caries index (mean DMFT: 5.8) analysis revealed an incompatibility between the toothbrushing frequency performed by the children and that reported by their mothers