Children's use of dental services: influence of maternal dental anxiety, attendance pattern, and perception of children's quality of life

Goettems, Marília Leão; Ardenghi, Thiago Machado; Demarco, Flávio Fernando; Romano, Ana Regina; Torriani, Dione Dias

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.2012.00694.x

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“…Furthermore, maternal patterns of dental attendance may be related to those adopted in their children. The avoidance of dental treatment by mothers creates a worse scenario for their children´s oral health (20). Indeed, a recent study observed that maternal oral health practices from mothers were associated to children's caries prevalence and also that mothers could accurately evaluate their children's oral health (21).…”

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Are Maternal Factors Predictors for Early Childhood Caries? Results from a Cohort in Southern Brazil

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This study aimed to determine the influence of maternal factors on the early development of dental caries in Brazilian preschoolers. This cross-sectional study was nested in a cohort of adolescent mothers. The current wave was performed when the children were aged 24 to 42 months. The questionnaire-based survey targeted adolescent mothers and included demographic and socioeconomic variables as well as the maternal education level. In addition, clinical examinations were performed on the mothers and their children. Mothers were assessed for decayed, missing and filled teeth in the permanent dentition (DMFT index) and gingival assessment; their children were assessed for decayed, missing and filled teeth in the deciduous dentition (dmft index). Poisson regression with robust variance was used to estimate the prevalence ratio, risk ratio and 95% confidence intervals. This data was also used to identify the maternal risk factors associated with the outcomes (prevalence and severity of childhood caries). A total 538 mother-child dyads were evaluated; the prevalence of early childhood caries was 15.1% and maternal caries was 74.4%. After the adjustment, the children that exhibited a greater incidence of dental caries were from mothers of low socioeconomic status, or from those presenting decayed teeth and higher rates of gingival bleeding. The results of this study suggest that the oral health of mothers is a potentially important risk factor for the development of early childhood dental caries. Public health planners should consider this information when planning interventions in order to prevent the occurrence of early dental caries.

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Are Maternal Factors Predictors for Early Childhood Caries? Results from a Cohort in Southern Brazil

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“…Among the children participating in the present study, the prevalence of caries was 51.4%, which is high when compared with data from the Ministry of Health's survey even though this sample included a younger population. Other cross-sectional studies conducted in Brazilian cities also described lower prevalence of dental caries in preschool children than that observed in Ponta Grossa 26,27,28 . However, a striking feature is that, as for Ponta Grossa, these studies also showed that the proportion of filled teeth was very low, even among children who have been to the dentist 26,27,28 .…”

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Assessing the role of appropriate primary health care on the use of dental services by Brazilian low-income preschool children

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Assessing the role of appropriate primary health care on the use of dental services by Brazilian low-income preschool children Avaliação do papel da atenção primária adequada no uso de serviços de saúde bucal por pré-escolares brasileiros de baixa renda Evaluación del papel de la atención primaria apropiada en el uso de los servicios de salud bucal por parte de preescolares brasileños de baja renta

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“…Adherence to treatment (AT) in children is influenced by many factors, such as age, parental education level, maternal perceptions about dental care, socioeconomic status and dental anxiety (DA) (Edelstein, 2002;Edelstein & Chinn, 2009;Goettems et al, 2012;).…”

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Music Distraction Effectiveness in Dental Anxiety and Treatment Adherence in 6-Year-Old Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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ROJAS-ALCAYAGA, G. A.; ALFARO, K.; RÍOS-ERAZO, M.; HERRERA, A. C. & BARAHONA, P.Music distraction effectiveness in dental anxiety and treatment adherence in 6-year-old children: A randomized clinical trial. Int. J. Odontostomat., 12(1):35-42, 2018. ABSTRACT:Dental anxiety can be a barrier to following healthy behaviours. Musical distraction is an effective strategy to reduce dental anxiety and improve treatment adherence. The aim was to determine the effect of musical distraction on dental anxiety and treatment adherence in 6-year-old children. Multicenter randomized control trial with 176 children who were allocated into two parallel groups. One group received usual dental care (N 88), and the other was exposed to musical distraction during usual dental care (N 88). The primary outcome was dental anxiety and secondary was oral health status and oral health care behaviours. Both were assessed at baseline, discharged and six-month follow-up. Mid/high dental anxiety was exhibited by 16.1 % of the children. Musical distraction had no effect on dental anxiety levels in the experimental compared with the control group at any of the time points assessed. The size effect was 0.35 and 0.15 (Cliff's Delta) for baseline-discharge and 0.57 and 0.35 for baseline-six month. Only 47.7 % of the sample attended at 6-month follow-up. Dental anxiety is not prevalent in the sample and is not beneficially reduced by musical distraction. The educational actions of the dental care programme are not sufficient to attain permanent long-term changes in oral health behaviour.

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Children's use of dental services: influence of maternal dental anxiety, attendance pattern, and perception of children's quality of life

Cited by 102 publications

References 25 publications

Are Maternal Factors Predictors for Early Childhood Caries? Results from a Cohort in Southern Brazil

Are Maternal Factors Predictors for Early Childhood Caries? Results from a Cohort in Southern Brazil

Assessing the role of appropriate primary health care on the use of dental services by Brazilian low-income preschool children

Music Distraction Effectiveness in Dental Anxiety and Treatment Adherence in 6-Year-Old Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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