Knowledge and attitude of Saudi mothers towards their preschool children’s oral health

Alzahrani, Ali Mohammed; Almushayt, Abdullah S.; Otaibi, Meshari F; Wyne, Amjad H

doi:10.12669/pjms.304.5069

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“…Parents play an important role in promoting positive attitudes and strategies toward oral health behaviours [27,28]. Mothers are the immediate and reliable caregivers of children in many countries, and they have a central role in providing effective guidance and positive attitudes toward oral health [29,30]. In the present study, mother's educational level and mother's perception about child's oral health entered in the final and fully adjusted model, however they were not statistically significant.…”

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confidence: 61%

Dental caries in children with Down syndrome and associated factors

Hashizume

Moreira

Hilgert

2021

RGO, Rev. Gaúch. Odontol.

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Objective: The aim of this study was to assess dental caries and associated factors in children with Down syndrome (DS). Methods: The sample consisted of children between 6 and 12 years old being 67 with DS and 46 without DS. Caries experience and gingival bleeding index were recorded. Questionnaire with socio-demographic questions was applied to children’s caregivers. Crude and adjusted prevalence ratios for caries in primary and permanent teeth were calculated by means of Poisson regression with robust variance. Results: Children with DS and without DS showed similar results for caries experience. Only age was associated with caries at permanent teeth. None of the variables were associated with caries at primary teeth in both groups of children. Conclusion: It can be concluded that social factors and access to dental services analyzed in this study were not associated with dental caries in children with DS syndrome. Furthermore, caries experience for children with DS and those without the syndrome were not different based on this study.

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confidence: 61%

Dental caries in children with Down syndrome and associated factors

Hashizume

Moreira

Hilgert

2021

RGO, Rev. Gaúch. Odontol.

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“…Parents are the primary decision makers for children and the first role models. Therefore, their oral health knowledge, a tude and prac ces as well as habits influence their [3][4][5][6][7] children. Apprecia ng and exploring the parental percep on about their children oral health may help the dental community understand some of the reasons why 1,6 children do not receive the dental care they need.…”

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Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Parents toward their Children Oral Health Compared with their Dental Caries status

Dikshit¹,

Limbu²,

Gupta³

et al. 2018

Birat J. Health Sci.

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Introduction: Oral health is an integral component of overall health and well-being. Unfavorable oral hygiene habits cause early development of dental caries. Parents play a vital role in the oral health habits of their children. The oral care for the children can be improved by enhancing the oral health knowledge of their parents.Objectives: The objective of this study was to find out the knowledge, attitude and practices of parents toward their children oral health compared with dental caries status.Methodology: The sample consisting of 168 parent-child pair attending the Pedodontics department from November-December 2017 participated in the study after approval from Institutional review committee. A validated Nepali version of a structured questionnaire was used to collect the information on the knowledge, attitude and practice of the parents about oral health which was compared with the dental caries status of children and parents. The caries status was evaluated using the WHO criteria. The data was tabulated and subjected for statistical analysis.Results: Most of the parents (89.3 %) were aware that dental caries was the most common dental disease affecting children. Around 57.7% knew the importance of fluoride in prevention of dental caries. The children had higher dental caries rate than parents which was statistically significant. The overall oral health knowledge and attitude of the parents was adequate but their practice was inadequate. Inadequate attitude and practice of the parents had statistically significant impact on the caries status of the child.Conclusions: The parent's oral hygiene knowledge has an effect on their children oral health. So adequate education for parents is necessary to improve the influence of their dental health habits on their children's oral health. BJHS 2018;3(2)6: 447-452.

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“…[ 17 ] This is in contrast to findings from pediatric clinics (well-baby clinics) of Security Forces Hospital in Makkah Al-Mukarrama that showed more than half of the mothers (54.5%) agreed that letting baby sleep with bottle still in the mouth was of no harm to teeth. [ 21 ] Similar low levels of knowledge on the role of nocturnal bottle feeding was noted in a study in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia that showed only 25% of mothers were aware that nocturnal bottle feeding may increase risk of dental caries. [ 22 ] The relatively better knowledge in our study participants could be attributed to the promotion of exclusive breastfeeding at clinics during antenatal care, the provision of information on bottle hygiene and the risks associated with prolonged bottle feeding.…”

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Influence of parents’ oral health knowledge and attitudes on oral health practices of children (5–12 years) in a rural school in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Nepaul¹,

Mahomed²

2020

J Int Soc Prevent Communit Dent

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A BSTRACT Context: Oral health knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes of parents have a direct influence on their child’s oral health maintenance, dietary habits, and oral health behaviors. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, and attitude of parents with regard to the oral health practice of their children and its associated factors Material and Methods: A self-administered structured questionnaire was administered to parents or guardians of learners aged 5–12 years at a low socioeconomic rural primary school in the Ugu district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. In addition to demographic variables, knowledge of dental health, use of toothbrush, use of toothpaste, dietary practices, and dental visits; practice with respect to dental care; and attitudes toward oral health were requested. Results: One hundred and forty-four completed survey instruments were received with an 80% (118) representation of mothers. Ninety-five percent of the parents (136) had a positive attitude toward oral health with 86% (124) of the children brushed their tongue and 89% (128) of the children brushed their teeth happily. The mean knowledge score was 70%. Children were significantly more likely to brush their tongues (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 3.20 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.06–9.66 P < 0.001), be happier when brushing their teeth (AOR: 4.65 95% CI: 1.41–15.38 P < 0.001) when the caregivers were their mothers, had an above-average knowledge score (AOR: 1.86 95% CI: 0.72–4.85) and positive attitudes (AOR: 3.20 95%CI: 0.46–22.00). Conclusion: Parents in the rural community have satisfactory knowledge and a positive attitude toward oral health and children display good practices; however, there are a number of gaps noted in overall parental knowledge.

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Knowledge and attitude of Saudi mothers towards their preschool children’s oral health

Cited by 26 publications

References 11 publications

Dental caries in children with Down syndrome and associated factors

Dental caries in children with Down syndrome and associated factors

Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Parents toward their Children Oral Health Compared with their Dental Caries status

Influence of parents’ oral health knowledge and attitudes on oral health practices of children (5–12 years) in a rural school in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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