Knowledge, attitudes and behavior of children in relation to oral health

Abstract

Most respondents stated that they began to brush their teeth at the age of 4, while a smaller number linked beginning of tooth brushing to the start of school. The parents more often help the boys during tooth brushing. A total of 54.9% of children brush their teeth after every meal, while 40.1% of them brush teeth only once during the day. Twelve year olds brush their teeth more often, especially after a meal. A total of 92.5% of children had never used fluoride tablets nor are the tablets recommended to them by anyone. More than half of the children (61.7%) visited the dentist for the first time before starting school that is on the regular examination that is performed upon enrollment to school. A pain as a reason for dental visits was present in 43.9%, while the preventive check in only 31.4% of the children. CONCLUSION; Children included in this study, particularly 15-year-olds, are quite well informed about teeth brushing frequency and proper selection of tools for hygiene maintenance, but this knowledge is not applied. Girls are more responsible for their own health, and come regularly to the preventive dental checkups.

Systemic review of the prevention of pit and fissure caries of permanent molars by resin sealants in children in China

“…As the caries rate is high, oral health knowledge and oral hygiene practices are unsatisfactory, and the use of fluoride is infrequent in China, the present study confirmed that pit and fissure sealants should be promoted strongly as an effective preventive approach for caries among community‐ or school‐based programs. Similar conditions regarding knowledge, oral hygiene practices, and attitude of school children in relation to oral health in neighboring countries, such as India, Serbia, and Iran, were observed . Thus, the results of the present study can provide useful baseline data for developing countries with similar conditions to create their own comprehensive preventive programs.…”

“…Similar conditions regarding knowledge, oral hygiene practices, and attitude of school children in relation to oral health in neighboring countries, such as India, Serbia, and Iran, were observed. [26][27][28] Thus, the results of the present study can provide useful baseline data for developing countries with similar conditions to create their own comprehensive preventive programs. With regard to future clinical research on pit and fissure sealants, all limitations in existing trials, especially in randomization, allocation concealment, and blinding, should be taken into consideration, in order to generate reliable findings and to improve the quality of clinical studies on pit and fissure sealants.…”

Oral health related habits, knowledge and attittude in children with asthma

“…However, they visited dentist mainly when they had a specific problem. Studies have confirmed that children who practice dental visits more frequently are better informed about mouth and teeth health [20].…”

“…The result of our questionnaire suggested that children with asthma only occasionally went to dentist. Toothache was one of the main reasons for visiting dentist [20,21,22], rarely check-up or tooth restoration. These findings are consistant with results of other studies [22,23].…”

“…The role of the dentist in advising parents about adequate way to apply preventative measures and preserve oral health has undeniable significance as children acquire first knowledge, attitudes or habits about oral health importance from parents [20].…”