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Dental health status and affecting factors of preschool children: A pilot study

dc.contributor.authorÇubukcu, Çiğdem Elbek
dc.contributor.buuauthorELBEK ÇUBUKÇU, ÇİĞDEM
dc.contributor.departmentBursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi/Pedodonti Anabilim Dalı
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-1480-2907
dc.contributor.researcheridAAH-2726-2021
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-26T10:24:04Z
dc.date.available2024-06-26T10:24:04Z
dc.date.issued2021-12-01
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Dental caries is an important public health problem in Turkey as in many countries. The incidence of dental caries is also high in preschool children. The aim of this study is to discuss the dental caries experiences of kindergarten students in Bursa and the factors affecting their level of dental caries.Materials and Methods: A stratified random sample was composed from students in a private kindergarten in Bursa in 2021. Intraoral examinations in children were performed using disposable mirrors and a head lamp. The validated questionnaire, which was prepared to examine the possible factors affecting the level of dental caries, was filled by the parents(s) of the children. Dental caries experience was recorded with the dmft index. Multivariate ANOVA was used to study the relationship between dental caries experience and past oral health-related behaviors.Results: One hundred and fifty children (49% male) with a mean age of 4.7 +/- 0.5 years were evaluated. The mean decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT) score of the evaluated children was 5.3 +/- 0.7. The draft score of 35% of the children was found to be 0.87% of decayed teeth are untreated. A significant relationship was found between dental caries experience and oral health-related habits, parents' education level and their knowledge levels on dental health. However, the relationship between family income and dental caries experience is insignificant.Conclusion: The incidence of early childhood caries was high in this study. Dental caries experiences are linked to oral health behaviors and parental education level and dental knowledge level.
dc.identifier.doi10.4274/jcp.2021.48243
dc.identifier.eissn1308-6308
dc.identifier.endpage343
dc.identifier.issn1304-9054
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.startpage338
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4274/jcp.2021.48243
dc.identifier.urihttps://guncelpediatri.com/articles/doi/jcp.2021.48243
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11452/42426
dc.identifier.volume19
dc.identifier.wos000791427800009
dc.indexed.wosWOS.ESCI
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBursa Uludağ Üniversitesi
dc.relation.journalGüncel Pediatri Dergisi
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectEarly-childhood caries
dc.subjectOral-health
dc.subject5-year-old children
dc.subjectDental caries
dc.subjectOral health
dc.subjectDental health
dc.subjectTooth brushing
dc.subjectPreschool
dc.subjectChildren
dc.subjectScience & technology
dc.subjectLife sciences & biomedicine
dc.subjectPediatrics
dc.titleDental health status and affecting factors of preschool children: A pilot study
dc.typeArticle
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