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Evaluation of Parental Awareness and Knowledge Level About Children's Oral Habits: A Survey Study

Year 2024, , 8 - 14, 16.02.2024
https://doi.org/10.7126/cumudj.1374276

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to determine parents' awareness of malocclusions that may arise from oral habits in their children and the relationship of this awareness with the sociodemographic characteristics of the family.
Materials and Methods: The questionnaire consisting of 16 questions was applied to 501 parents who were referred to the pediatric dentistry clinic. The questionnaire consisted of questions about the sociodemographic characteristics of the parents, their level of knowledge about oral habits and the way they accessed information. The questionnaire was created by editing Melo et al.'s questionnaire, it was modified in Turkish according to the Turkish cultural structure. Eight questions included in the scoring. The correct answer score for each question was “1”. Comparisons in paired groups were performed with two independent samples t-test, in multiple groups were made with the ANOVA test. Duncan's multiple comparison(post-hoc) test was used in order to determine the groups with a difference.
Results: A significant difference was found between the education level of the parents and the correct answer score(4.9point) of oral habit(p<0.05). It has been determined that parents don’t have adequate information about oral habits. Parents are more knowledgeable about the possible effects of pacifier use(64.1%) in oral habits than other habits. In current study, there is a lack of knowledge about bottle use, clenching, and mouth breathing. 50.7% of the parents were not informed about oral habits before.
Conclusions: Lack of knowledge of parents on oral habits will lead to the need for long and costly orthodontic treatment in the future. Therefore, parent education should be provided during the examinations made by pediatric dentists and pediatricians. It would be beneficial to add this information training to routine public health programs.

References

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  • 8. Garbin, C.A., et al. Prevalence of non-nutritive sucking habits in preschoolers and parents' perception of its relationship with malocclusions. Cien Saude Colet 2014; 19:553-8.
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  • 12. Chen, L., et al., Are parents' education levels associated with either their oral health knowledge or their children's oral health behaviors? A survey of 8446 families in Wuhan. BMC Oral Health 2020;20:203.
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  • 14. Paolantonio, E., et al., Association between oral habits, mouth breathing and malocclusion in Italian preschoolers. European journal of paediatric dentistry 2019;20:204-208.
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  • 16. Chen, L., et al. Are parents’ education levels associated with either their oral health knowledge or their children’s oral health behaviors? A survey of 8446 families in Wuhan. BMC Oral Health2020;20:1-12.
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  • 26. Fraga, W.S., et al. Mouth breathing in children and its impact in dental malocclusion: a systematic review of observational studies. Minerva stomatologica 2018;67:129-138.
  • 27. Warren, J.J., et al. Non-nutritive sucking behaviors in preschool children: a longitudinal study. Pediatric dentistry 2000;22:187-191.
  • 28. Kerosuo, H., The role of prevention and simple interceptive measures in reducing the need for orthodontic treatment. Medical Principles and Practice 2002;11:16-21.

Çocukların Ağız Alışkanlıklarına İlişkin Ebeveyn Farkındalık ve Bilgi Düzeyinin Değerlendirilmesi: Bir Anket Çalışması

Year 2024, , 8 - 14, 16.02.2024
https://doi.org/10.7126/cumudj.1374276

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, ebeveynlerin çocuklarındaki oral alışkanlıklardan kaynaklanabilecek malokluzyonlara ilişkin farkındalıklarını ve bu farkındalığın ailenin sosyodemografik özellikleri ile ilişkisini belirlemektir.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çocuk diş hekimliği kliniğine başvuran 501 ebeveyne 16 sorudan oluşan anket uygulandı. Ankette anne ve babaların sosyodemografik özellikleri, oral alışkanlıkları konusundaki bilgi düzeyleri ve bilgiye ulaşma biçimleri ile ilgili sorular yer almıştır. Anket Melo ve arkadaşlarının anketi düzenlenerek oluşturulmuş olup, Türk kültürel yapısına göre Türkçe olarak değiştirilmiştir. Puanlamada sekiz soru yer aldı. Her soru için doğru cevap puanı “1” idi. Eşli gruplarda karşılaştırmalar Two Independent Samples T-testi ile, çoklu gruplarda ise ANOVA testi ile yapıldı. Farklılık olan grupları belirlemek için Duncan çoklu karşılaştırma (post-hoc) testi kullanıldı.
Bulgular: Anne ve baba eğitim durumu ile ağız alışkanlığı doğru cevap puanı (4,9 puan) arasında anlamlı fark bulundu (p<0,05). Anne babaların ağız alışkanlıkları konusunda yeterli bilgiye sahip olmadığı belirlenmiştir. Anne-babalar emzik kullanımının ağız alışkanlığı üzerindeki olası etkileri konusunda (%64,1) diğer alışkanlıklara göre daha bilgilidirler. Mevcut çalışmada biberon kullanımı, diş sıkma ve ağızdan nefes alma konusunda bilgi eksikliği bulunmaktadır. Ebeveynlerin %50,7'si oral alışkanlıklar konusunda daha önce bilgilendirilmemiştir.
Sonuçlar: Ailelerin ağız alışkanlıkları konusunda yetersiz bilgi sahibi olmaları ileride uzun ve maliyetli ortodontik tedavilere ihtiyaç duyulmasına neden olacaktır. Bu nedenle çocuk diş hekimleri ve çocuk doktorları tarafından yapılan muayenelerde aile eğitimi verilmelidir. Bu bilgilendirme eğitiminin rutin halk sağlığı programlarına eklenmesi faydalı olacaktır.

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  • 2. Doğramacı, E.J. and G. Rossi-Fedele. Establishing the association between nonnutritive sucking behavior and malocclusions: A systematic review and meta-analysis. The Journal of the American Dental Association 2016;147:926-934.
  • 3. Majorana, A., et al., Timetable for oral prevention in childhood—developing dentition and oral habits: a current opinion. Progress in Orthodontics 2015;16:1-3.
  • 4. Facciolli Hebling, S.R., et al. Relationship between malocclusion and behavioral, demographic and socioeconomic variables: a cross-sectional study of 5-year-olds. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry 2008;33:75-79.
  • 5. Scudine KGO, de Moraes KN, Miyagui SA, Lamy E, Lopes MF, Mamani MH, Castelo PM. Understanding the relationship between orofacial structures and feeding habits of preschoolers: A multivariate analysis. J Texture Stud 2023;54:470-480.
  • 6. Chen, X.X., et al. Effects of breast-feeding duration, bottle-feeding duration and oral habits on the occlusal characteristics of primary dentition. Beijing Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban2016;48:1060-1066.
  • 7. Warren, J.J., et al. Effects of oral habits' duration on dental characteristics in the primary dentition. The Journal of the american dental association 2001;132:1685-1693.
  • 8. Garbin, C.A., et al. Prevalence of non-nutritive sucking habits in preschoolers and parents' perception of its relationship with malocclusions. Cien Saude Colet 2014; 19:553-8.
  • 9. Melo, P.E.D. and J.R.d.S. Pontes. Deleterious oral habits in a group of children from a public school in Sao Paulo city. Revista CEFAC, 2014;16:1945-1952.
  • 10. Bishara, S.E., et al. Changes in the prevalence of nonnutritive sucking patterns in the first 8 years of life. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 2006;130:31-36.
  • 11. Naidu, R.S. and J.H. Nunn, Oral Health Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviour of Parents and Caregivers of Preschool Children: Implications for Oral Health Promotion. Oral Health Prev Dent 2020;18:245-252.
  • 12. Chen, L., et al., Are parents' education levels associated with either their oral health knowledge or their children's oral health behaviors? A survey of 8446 families in Wuhan. BMC Oral Health 2020;20:203.
  • 13. Ling, H.T.B., et al., The association between nutritive, non-nutritive sucking habits and primary dental occlusion. BMC oral health, 2018;18:1-10.
  • 14. Paolantonio, E., et al., Association between oral habits, mouth breathing and malocclusion in Italian preschoolers. European journal of paediatric dentistry 2019;20:204-208.
  • 15. Paglia, L., Oral prevention starts with the mother. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 2019;20:173-173.
  • 16. Chen, L., et al. Are parents’ education levels associated with either their oral health knowledge or their children’s oral health behaviors? A survey of 8446 families in Wuhan. BMC Oral Health2020;20:1-12.
  • 17. Mishra, A., et al., Oral health awareness in school-going children and its significance to parent's education level. Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry 2018;36:120-124.
  • 18. Scarpelli, B.B., et al. Evaluation of a preventive educational program for malocclusions: 7-year study. Brazilian Oral Research 2016;30:e119.
  • 19. Sakaryali, D., et al. Evaluation of the impact of early childhood caries, traumatic dental injury, and malocclusion on oral health-Related quality of life for Turkish preschool children and families. Niger J Clin Pract 2019.;22:817-823.
  • 20. Soares, J.P., et al., Association of gender, oral habits, and poor sleep quality with possible sleep bruxism in schoolchildren. Brazilian oral research 2020;34:e019
  • 21. de Oliveira Reis, L., et al. Association between bruxism and temporomandibular disorders in children: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry 2019;29:585-595.
  • 22. Demir, P. and M.B. Selen. Knowledge and Management of Pediatricians About Children’s Oral Health. Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences 2021;11:582-588.
  • 23. Camoin, A., et al. Le bruxisme du sommeil chez l’enfant. Archives de pédiatrie 2017;24:659-666.
  • 24. Goldfeld, S., M. Wright, and F. Oberklaid. Parents, infants and health care: utilization of health services in the first 12 months of life. Journal of paediatrics and child health 2003;39:249-253.
  • 25. Duncan, K., et al. Sucking habits in childhood and the effects on the primary dentition: findings of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry 2008;18:178-188.
  • 26. Fraga, W.S., et al. Mouth breathing in children and its impact in dental malocclusion: a systematic review of observational studies. Minerva stomatologica 2018;67:129-138.
  • 27. Warren, J.J., et al. Non-nutritive sucking behaviors in preschool children: a longitudinal study. Pediatric dentistry 2000;22:187-191.
  • 28. Kerosuo, H., The role of prevention and simple interceptive measures in reducing the need for orthodontic treatment. Medical Principles and Practice 2002;11:16-21.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Paedodontics, Dental Public Health
Journal Section Original Research Articles
Authors

Beril Demircan 0000-0002-2865-7843

Pinar Demir 0000-0003-2030-5429

Publication Date February 16, 2024
Submission Date October 11, 2023
Acceptance Date January 30, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2024

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EndNote Demircan B, Demir P (February 1, 2024) Evaluation of Parental Awareness and Knowledge Level About Children’s Oral Habits: A Survey Study. Cumhuriyet Dental Journal 27 1 8–14.

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