How pre‐school children learn to brush their teeth in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Khadri, Foroogh Abdalla; Gopinath, Vellore Kannan; Hector, Mark; Davenport, Elizabeth S.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-263x.2010.01042.x

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“…The results of this study support findings of Khadri et al 1 which emphasized on the role of the mother in introducing the child to tooth brushing. It is interesting to note the way in which tooth brushing was introduced among these children were mainly by toothbrush (47%) and by traditional methods (3%).…”

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Parental Attitudes and Tooth Brushing Habits in Preschool Children in Mangalore, Karnataka: A Cross-sectional Study

Pullishery

Panchmal

Shenoy

2013

IJCPD

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Background: Adoption of consistent behavioral habits in childhood takes place at home, with the parents especially the mother, being the primary model for behavior. Tooth brushing habits which is learnt during early years of life, is deeply ingrained in the child's mind and it is expected that this leads to an adaptation of good oral hygiene in their later life.Objectives: To assess the tooth brushing habits of preschool children and to determine the role and amount of supervision given to them by parents.Study design: A pretested self-designed questionnaire was used to collect information from parents of 130 preschool children in Anganwadi and Kindergarten in Mangalore. Statistical analysis was done and Chi-square test was used.Results: Tooth brushing habits in these children was started at a mean age of 22.4 months (SD 8.4).62% of the preschool children used toothbrush and toothpaste for cleaning teeth and brushing habits were mainly (84%) introduced by mothers. Seventy-one percent of the children were cooperative when they were introduced to tooth brushing.Conclusion: Preschool children of Mangalore were introduced to tooth brushing at a mean age of 22.4 months. Mothers played a vital role in introducing and teaching the child how to brush. In children less than 10 months of age tooth brushing was not started at all.How to cite this article: Pullishery F, Panchmal GS, Shenoy R. Parental Attitudes and Tooth Brushing Habits in Preschool Children in Mangalore, Karnataka: A Cross-sectional Study. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2013;6(3):156-160.

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“…Maintaining good oral health is important among preschool children as as prevalence of dental caries is found to be high in these children. 12 …”

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Parental Attitudes and Tooth Brushing Habits in Preschool Children in Mangalore, Karnataka: A Cross-sectional Study

Pullishery

Panchmal

Shenoy

2013

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“…The importance of an early establishment of tooth‐brushing and the association to a low approximal caries experience in adolescence has been demonstrated 20 . The context of the family and home environment play a central role in the promotion of oral health 21 and the importance of providing parental guidance to introduce oral hygiene is emphasized 22 . Different strategies can be used were a population strategy seeks to control common causes of caries incidence, whereas a high‐risk strategy seeks to protect susceptible individuals 23 .…”

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Tooth-brushing behaviour in 6-12 year olds

Sandström¹,

Cressey²,

Stecksén‐Blicks³

2010

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

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“…A Mexican study by Vallejos-Sánchez et al 18 showed that schoolchildren whose mothers had a positive attitude towards their child's oral health were more likely to use DHS. The authors highlighted the relationship of this variable with the frequency of brushing, i.e., among preschoolers and schoolchildren, the frequency usually depends on the mother 43 . It is also noteworthy that according to Andersen and Davison 44 , attitude towards health services is an important predictor of DHS use.…”

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Fatores associados à utilização dos serviços de saúde bucal pela população pediátrica: uma revisão integrativa

Curi

Figueiredo

Jamelli

2018

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This integrative literature review aimed to analyze studies about factors associated with the utilization of dental health services by the pediatric population between zero and 15 years old, published between 2006 and 2016 and available in Portuguese, English or Spanish. A survey of articles in the Lilacs and Medline databases was carried out, using the search strategy: ("dental care/utilization" OR "dental health services/utilization") AND ("child" OR "child, preschool") AND NOT adult. To analyze the methodological quality, the adapted Critical Appraisal Skill Programme (CASP) and the Agency for Healthcare and Research and Quality (AHRQ) were used. The following predictors of use of dental health services stood out: factors associated with children or adolescents (age, frequency of tooth brushing, chronic conditions), caregivers (schooling, perception of child's dental health, perceived oral health needs), dentists (availability at night and on the weekends) and follow up of oral health by the family health team. These are inherent factors for the planning of oral health policies or programs for the pediatric population. However, these factors vary according to the context, and therefore, a contextual analysis should be conducted.

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How pre‐school children learn to brush their teeth in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Cited by 14 publications

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Parental Attitudes and Tooth Brushing Habits in Preschool Children in Mangalore, Karnataka: A Cross-sectional Study

Parental Attitudes and Tooth Brushing Habits in Preschool Children in Mangalore, Karnataka: A Cross-sectional Study

Tooth-brushing behaviour in 6-12 year olds

Fatores associados à utilização dos serviços de saúde bucal pela população pediátrica: uma revisão integrativa

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