Shiraz Educational Research and Developmental Centre, Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran.
East Mediterr Health J. 2011 Jul;17(7):599-603.
Information empowers people to take charge of their health. The aim of this study in Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran was to evaluate parents' knowledge about dental malocclusion, referral routes and information sources. A random sample of 1000 7-9-year-old schoolchildren were given a questionnaire to complete at home. Questionnaires were completed by 795 parents. Knowledge about malocclusion was significantly greater in families with higher levels of education and income. Most respondents (83.5%) were aware of the importance of maintaining primary teeth to prevent malocclusion, and 25.1% thought that carious primary teeth must be extracted. Half of the parents (50.6%) did not know that spaces between primary teeth are normal. Only 28.8% of the children visited dentists for annual routine check-ups. Television (43.3%) was the most common source of dental information. The level of general public awareness about malocclusion needs to be improved.
信息使人们能够掌控自己的健康。本研究在伊朗伊斯兰共和国设拉子的目的是评估父母对牙齿错位、转诊途径和信息来源的了解程度。对 1000 名 7-9 岁的在校儿童进行了随机抽样，要求他们在家中完成一份问卷。有 795 名家长完成了问卷。知识水平较高和收入较高的家庭对牙齿错位的了解程度显著较高。大多数受访者（83.5%）意识到保持乳牙以预防牙齿错位的重要性，25.1%的人认为龋齿的乳牙必须拔掉。一半的家长（50.6%）不知道乳牙之间的间隙是正常的。只有 28.8%的儿童每年定期去看牙医进行常规检查。电视（43.3%）是最常见的牙科信息来源。公众对牙齿错位的总体认识水平有待提高。
