Assessment of Attitude and Awareness Towards Preventive Dentistry among Parents of Anganwadi Children in Chennai - A Cross-Sectional Study

Chettinad Health City Medical Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-30 DOI:10.24321/2278.2044.202347

N Vignesh

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Background: Usually, parents are less aware that preventive oralhealth and dental procedures may have an impact on the generalhealth and well-being of the children. Parental negligence may resultin unfavourable dental and general health consequences. Parentalknowledge of preventive measures towards oral health is importantfor proper oral hygiene maintenance, control of caries, care of primaryteeth in children.Aim: To analyse the attitude and awareness towards preventive dentistryamong parents of Anganwadi children in Chennai.Methodology: This was a questionnaire-based cross-sectional studyconducted among 316 participants. The study included the parentsof Anganwadi children residing in Zone-4 Chennai. A questionnairewas prepared and distributed to seven Anganwadi centres which wasthen given to participants and responses were collected after twodays. The data were collected systematically and analysed using theSPSS software version 20.Results: 316 study subjects participated in the study. The study revealeda significant difference statistically in knowledge, attitude and awarenessamong parents in various categories. About 81% of the participantswere aware that sugar and sugar-containing diet can cause dental decaywhereas, only 25% of them had the understanding that fluorides canhelp prevent dental decay.Conclusion: Awareness about preventive dental practices such as theappropriate duration of brushing, the influence of dietary sugars ondental decay, the impact of oral health on the general health of childrenexisted among the parents. At the same instant, participants were foundto be less aware of the role of fluorides in caries control, eruption timeof permanent dentition, timely dental visits and trauma care. How to cite this article:Swetha RK, Vignesh N, Ganesh R, SelvamaniB, Sasikala M. Assessment of Attitude andAwareness Towards Preventive Dentistry amongParents of Anganwadi Children in Chennai - ACross-Sectional Study. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2278.2044.202347

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金奈Anganwadi儿童家长对预防性牙科的态度和意识评估-一项横断面研究

背景:通常，父母很少意识到预防性口腔健康和牙科手术可能对儿童的整体健康和福祉产生影响。父母的疏忽可能导致不利的牙齿和一般健康后果。父母对口腔卫生预防措施的了解对于正确的口腔卫生维护、控制龋齿和照顾儿童乳牙非常重要。目的:分析金奈地区Anganwadi儿童家长对预防性牙科治疗的态度和意识。方法:这是一项基于问卷的横断面研究，共有316名参与者。该研究包括居住在金奈4区的Anganwadi儿童的父母。准备了一份调查问卷，并将其分发到7个Anganwadi中心，然后将其分发给参与者，并在两天后收集答复。采用espss软件对数据进行系统收集和分析。结果:316名研究对象参与研究。研究发现，不同类别的家长在知识、态度和意识上存在显著差异。大约81%的参与者知道糖和含糖饮食会导致蛀牙，而只有25%的人知道氟化物可以帮助预防蛀牙。结论:家长对刷牙时间、饮食中糖对蛀牙的影响、口腔健康对儿童整体健康的影响等预防性牙科行为有一定的认识。与此同时，发现参与者对氟化物在龋齿控制、恒牙出牙时间、及时牙科就诊和创伤护理方面的作用的认识较低。Swetha RK, Vignesh N, Ganesh R, SelvamaniB, Sasikala M.金奈市Anganwadi儿童家长对预防性牙科的态度和意识评估-横断面研究。DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2278.2044.202347

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