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ArticleEuropean archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry2019

Do expectant mothers know how early childhood caries can be prevented? A cross-sectional study.

R ElKarmi, A Aljafari, H Eldali, M T Hosey

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Article in European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Oral Health and Knowledge among Postpartum Women.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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  4. The Assessment of Early Server Childhood Caries Status in Abandoned Institutionalized Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  6. Sociodemographic and behavioural determinants of early childhood caries knowledge among expectant mothers in Kuwait.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2021
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  8. General dental practitioners' approach to caries prevention in high-caries-risk children.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

R ElKarmiDepartment of Paediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics, and Preventive Dentistry, The University of Jordan, Queen Rania Street, P. O. Box: 11194, Amman, Jordan. Rawankarmi@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7514-9649
A AljafariDepartment of Paediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics, and Preventive Dentistry, The University of Jordan, Queen Rania Street, P. O. Box: 11194, Amman, Jordan.
H EldaliDepartment of Paediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics, and Preventive Dentistry, Jordan University Hospital, Queen Rania Street, P. O. Box: 11194, Amman, Jordan.
M T HoseyDivision of Population and Patient Health, King's College London Dental Institute, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS, UK.
University of Jordan · JOJordan Hospital · JOKing's College London · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo evaluate the awareness, knowledge, and beliefs about early childhood caries (ECC) among a sample of expectant mothers and to determine their preferences to help design appropriate interventions.

methodsExpectant mothers attending for antenatal care at a large public hospital were interviewed and asked to complete a questionnaire about ECC. The questionnaire was pre-tested and validated and contained questions about risk factors, presentations, management, and complications of ECC. Participants were also asked about their preferred method for oral health education about ECC. Data were analysed using SPSS for Windows release and descriptive statistics were generated.

resultsFour-hundred expectant mothers were approached and 380 (95%) agreed to participate. 59% reported brushing twice or more daily, but only 10% attended the dentist regularly. Only 16% thought that tooth brushing should start as soon as primary teeth erupt. Most (68%) thought that bottle feeding does not need to stop before the age of two. The majority believed that sugar is better consumed between meals (81%) and in portions throughout the day (85%). Only 12% thought that a child should have their first dental visit by the age of one. Educational level influenced knowledge on several aspects of ECC prevention. The participants suggested leaflets (38%) and social media (24%) as methods for oral-health-education delivery.

conclusionExpectant mothers lack adequate knowledge about ECC prevention. There is a need for interventions that deliver advice on child toothbrushing, dietary practices, and dental attendance as part of wider general-health promotion.

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Dental CariesMothersBottle FeedingChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansPregnancyToothbrushingCaries preventionDental care for childrenOral health knowledge

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