Relationship between Oral Health Literacy (OHL) and Dental Anxiety in Parents of Children with dental caries visiting Tertiary Health Care Centre

Akanksha Juneja; Panchali Batra; Amina Sultan; Sakshi Katyal

doi:10.7126/cumudj.1614208

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Relationship between Oral Health Literacy (OHL) and Dental Anxiety in Parents of Children with dental caries visiting Tertiary Health Care Centre

Abstract

Background: Mothers attitude towards oral dental health can significantly impact a child's oral health status. If a mother lacks oral health literacy (OHL), it may affect her behavior and lead to dental anxiety, potentially causing dental problems in the family, especially for young children. Aim: To determine the relationship between oral health literacy (OHL), socioeconomic status, dental anxiety in mothers of children with dental caries and dental caries status of mothers and children Materials and Methods: An observational, cross-sectional study was conducted involving a sample of 170 mother-child (3 to 12 years of age) dyads who visited the OPD of clinics of Pediatric Dentistry. The mothers’ dental anxiety and their observation of presence of dental anxiety in their children were assessed using the Modified Dental anxiety scale (MDAS) and dental anxiety question (DAQ), respectively. REALD-30 was used to assess parents' oral health literacy. Results: The mothers' mean REALD-30 and DMFT scores were 7.07±6.01 and 2.02±2.3, respectively. A statistically significant negative relationship was seen between REALD scores and dental anxiety among mothers of children. (r=-.142, p≤0.05). Statistically significant relationship was observed between dental anxiety of the mother and the child (r=0.304, p<0.01). Statistically Significant relationship was observed between socioeconomic status and oral health literacy of mothers and dmft of child. Conclusion: 16.8% of variability in oral health literacy of mothers could be predicted by SES; while 2.6% of variability in dental anxiety of mothers can be predicted by REALD scores of mother.

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Akanksha Juneja ^*
0000-0003-4127-1133
India

Panchali Batra
0009-0000-7936-6993
India

Amina Sultan
0000-0001-5245-4416
India

Sakshi Katyal
0000-0003-0396-2793
India

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March 28, 2025

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January 10, 2025

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March 13, 2025

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Year 2025 Volume: 28 Number: 1

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Juneja A, Batra P, Sultan A, Katyal S (March 1, 2025) Relationship between Oral Health Literacy (OHL) and Dental Anxiety in Parents of Children with dental caries visiting Tertiary Health Care Centre. Cumhuriyet Dental Journal 28 1 108–114.

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