ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Parental Awareness of Oral Health and Nutritional Behavior in Children with Congenital Heart Diseases Compared to Healthy Children.
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- Oral Health in Children With Congenital Heart Diseases: A Comprehensive Narrative Review.Clinical medicine insights. Pediatrics · 2026Review
- Impact of smoking on cardiovascular health: Mechanisms, epidemiology and specific concerns regarding congenital heart disease.International journal of cardiology. Congenital heart disease · 2025Review
- Oral and Heart Health: The Urgent Call for Early Dental Referrals.Anatolian journal of cardiology · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Oral Health Status and Treatment Needs of Children with Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Dental approaches in children with congenital heart disease treated under general anesthesia for oral rehabilitation.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2024Article
- Parental awareness and dental health behavior of children with congenital heart disease, with diabetes mellitus, or undergoing anti-cancer treatment, compared to healthy children.Frontiers in oral health · 2024Article
- A Comparative Assessment of Dental Caries Experience in Relation to Nutritional Status among 6-12-year-old School-going Children and Those with Congenital Heart Disease in Bhubaneswar City.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2024Article
- The Bacterial Oral Microbiome in Children with Congenital Heart Disease: An Extensive Review.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- The Evaluation of Oral Health Condition and Oral and Dental Care in Children with Congenital Heart Disease.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Parental perceptions and experiences of an oral health care promotion intervention for children with congenital heart defects.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2022Article
- Evaluation of the Effectiveness of an Interdisciplinary Preventive Oral Hygiene Program for Children with Congenital Heart Disease.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Oral Prevention and Management of Oral Healthcare.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Assessment of oral health, salivary alterations, and parental KAP in children with congenital heart disease.Journal of oral biology and craniofacial researchArticle
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Abstract
Parents of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) seem to underestimate the importance of optimized oral health. The low priority for a good oral hygiene and a healthy diet can be a risk factor for odontogenic bacteremia and infective endocarditis. The aim of this study was the evaluation of the disease awareness and dental knowledge of the parents using a questionnaire. Therefore, parents from 107 children with CHD and a healthy control group (HCG) consisting of 101 children both aged 2 to 6 years were asked to complete a questionnaire containing items about the general health, oral hygiene behavior, preventive measures, dental visits and intake of potential drinks and cariogenic nutrition of their child. The results of the present study show that the CHD group had a poorer oral health behavior than the HCG. Healthy children brushed their teeth significantly more often (65.4%) than the CHD children (45.1%). Only 75% of CHD children used fluorides in their daily life in comparison to 86.6% of the healthy children, 8.7% of their parents neglected completely fluoride supplementation. Of all CHD children 23.1% in comparison to 8.1% of the controls had never visited a dentist before. Furthermore, the daily consumption of cariogenic food and drinks was generally higher in the CHD group. These findings demonstrate a need for improvement in parental knowledge of the efficiency of different measures to improve dental health. This important oral health for CHD children from the early stage of life is obvious, especially regarding their risk for odontogenic bacteria and infective endocarditis.
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