Assessing the knowledge and attitudes of group of mothers living in Saudi Arabia with regards to their children’s oral health

AlJameel, AlBandary Hassan; Mubayrik, Azizah Bin; Hadlaq, Emad M; Alagil, Nora; AlAjlan, Norah; AlShenaifi, May; Almutari, Alanoud; Fakeeha, Ghazl; Albader, Shahad; Alomran, Waad

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“…Previous studies had further reported the significant association between parental perceptions on their dental health and the oral hygiene habits of their children. 10,44,45 In Saudi Arabia, the lack of dental knowledge among parents is one of the barriers to the good management of oral diseases.46 Most of the children in our study required preventive oral hygiene care, such as the application of fluoride, which further highlighted the need to prioritize the continuing oral health care education for the caregivers. Further education of the parents and the early awareness about the good effects of oral health care can result to a considerable improvement of the oral health status of their children in the long term.…”

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A Cross-Sectional Study on the Oral Health of the Infants and Toddlers at the National Guard, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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Background: The high prevalence of dental caries among preschool children had been reported in literature. However, studies on dental caries and related problems among infants and toddlers in Saudi Arabia are lacking. Aim: This study assessed the oral health status of the infants and toddlers in the Iskan Primary Health Care (PHC) Center for the National Guard in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Settings and Design: The assessment included 151 children between the ages of 5 to 36 months during 2015 to 2016. Materials and Methods: The caregivers were provided with a structured questionnaire. Oral examinations on the children were based on the WHO’s assessment form and criteria. Statistical Analysis: Frequency, mean, standard deviation, and regression analysis were used for the risk assessment of the caries. Results: Dental caries was reported in 9% of the children in the Center, and 95.5% of them were categorized as severe early childhood caries (S-ECC). More than half of the children were bottle-fed. About 70% of the caregivers never cleaned their children’s mouth. The caries among the children was highly associated with bottle-feeding during their sleep. Conclusions: Nocturnal bottle-feeding, failure to clean the children’s mouths, and the use of cleaning materials other than toothpaste were identified as the risk factors that promoted the development of caries among the children. With these findings, we recommend that the mothers and the medical professionals should be trained on necessary oral health practices. Early preventive dental health services within the National Guard health services should be initiated.

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A Cross-Sectional Study on the Oral Health of the Infants and Toddlers at the National Guard, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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“…Dietary behaviors are also critical in the progression of dental caries, and it is clear that sugar consumption in children is associated with caries development [8]. In the literature, a number of studies [37][38][39][40][41][42] have examined the parental knowledge of dietary habits related to the formation of dental caries. The results of these studies [37][38][39][40][41][42] supported the assumption that the vast majority of parents have good knowledge of the importance of dietary habits and the role of sweet and sticky foods in the development of dental caries.…”

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“…In the literature, a number of studies [37][38][39][40][41][42] have examined the parental knowledge of dietary habits related to the formation of dental caries. The results of these studies [37][38][39][40][41][42] supported the assumption that the vast majority of parents have good knowledge of the importance of dietary habits and the role of sweet and sticky foods in the development of dental caries. Practical reflection of the knowledge into nutrient consumption habits was shown in the current study in order to provide good oral health.…”

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“…Primary prevention of ECC includes preventing bottle feeding, including milk or any other sugary drinks, during nights and avoiding breastfeeding after 12 months [48]. In some studies [4,39,42,49], the knowledge and awareness of the parents about the effect of night feeding on the formation of dental caries were found to be satisfactory. On the other hand, others [38,40,41,45] have reported that parents did not have sufficient knowledge about the consequences of night feeding in young children.…”

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“…Sharing food and utensils with children, breastfeeding, and sleeping together, which includes close contact with the child, can facilitate the transfer of saliva from adults to children, causing early colonization of streptococcus mutans [4,26]. In previous studies [31,[38][39][40]42,45,[50][51][52], the knowledge and awareness of parents about this fact were found to be insufficient. However, in other studies [53,54], it was found to be high.…”

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Assessing the knowledge and attitudes of group of mothers living in Saudi Arabia with regards to their children’s oral health

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A Cross-Sectional Study on the Oral Health of the Infants and Toddlers at the National Guard, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

A Cross-Sectional Study on the Oral Health of the Infants and Toddlers at the National Guard, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Dentist Mothers’ Attitudes, Challenges and Facilitators in the Oral Health Promotion of Their Young Children

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