Association between parental oral health knowledge and children's oral condition
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Knowledge, Oral Health, Oral Hygiene, Dental CariesAbstract
Objective: To examine the association between the oral health knowledge of parents and the oral health condition of their children treated in the postgraduate course in Pediatric Dentistry at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Costa Rica. Methods: A survey was conducted on oral health knowledge (general concepts, oral hygiene and eating habits) and sociodemographic characteristics of parents, including age, sex, educational level, occupation, and socioeconomic level. Data regarding patients' age, sex, Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth index, oral hygiene index (Green and Vermillion index) were extracted from the patient's electronic records. Descriptive statistics were carried out establishing the absolute and relative frequency of sociodemographic variables and questions about parents' knowledge about oral health. The chi-square test (p< 0.05, 95% CI), the T test and the Pearson test were also used. Results: 40 surveys were obtained. 50% of the participants had an acceptable knowledge of oral hygiene. There was no statistically significant association between the level of knowledge and the sociodemographic variables of the parents or with dmft (p=0.372) or Oral Hygiene index (p=0.892). However, there was a moderate correlation between dmft and the Oral Hygiene index (R=0.451, p=0.003)). Conclusions: There is no association between parents' level of knowledge and their children's oral health condition.
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