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The influence of mothers' oral health behaviour and perception thereof on the dental health of their children.
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- Caregivers' perceptions, beliefs and behavior influence dental caries experience in children with autism spectrum disorder: A qualitative study.The Saudi dental journal · 2024Article
- The influence of parents' oral health literacy and behavior on oral health of preschool children aged 3-6 years- evidence from China.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Assessment of Oral Health Status among Children with Type I Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-sectional Study.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2024Article
- Impact of self-perceived oral health and socio-economic factors on oral health-related behavior in Estonian adults.Acta odontologica Scandinavica · 2024Article
- Evaluation of the relationship between dental anxiety and oral health status of mothers and their children.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Awareness of professional fluoride application and its caries prevention role among women in KSA.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2022Article
- Cross Sectional Study on the Association between Dental Caries and Life Habits in School Age Italian Children.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Relationship between dental experiences, oral hygiene education and self-reported oral hygiene behaviour.PloS one · 2022Article
- Oral Health Behaviour of Nine-Year-Old Children and Their Parents in Sarajevo.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Self-perception on oral health and related behaviours among antenatal mothers attending a public antenatal clinic - Kerala.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe study aims to investigate how mothers' oral health behaviour and perception thereof influence the dental health in their children.
methodsA total of 556 Vietnamese mother-child pairs participated in the current study. Mothers self-reported their oral status and oral health behaviour and perception. Dental caries of the children were examined using the index of decayed, missing, and filled teeth. The Dental Anxiety Scale instrument was used to assess the dental anxiety level in mothers and children.
resultsAmong mothers, 41.3% had gingival bleeding, 40% perceived their dentition and gingival status to be at a good level, 68% brushed their teeth more than twice a day, and 17% had never visited a dentist. Mothers' oral health behaviour and their perception thereof were positively correlated with their frequency of dental visits (
conclusionsMaternal oral health was significantly associated with dental health of their children. Not only did maternal dental anxiety influence oral health of mothers but it was also a concomitant factor in the development of children's dental anxiety. The education programme on mothers' oral health-related knowledge can be a target for improvement of the oral health of mothers and children.
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