da Silveira E R, Dos Santos Costa F, Azevedo M S, Romano A R, Cenci M S
Graduate Program in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
Graduate Program in Dentistry, Infant Clinic, Department of Social and Preventive Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, R. Gonçalves Chaves, 457, 5th Floor, Pelotas, RS, CEP 96015-560, Brazil.
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent. 2015 Oct;16(5):383-9. doi: 10.1007/s40368-015-0182-z. Epub 2015 Apr 8.
This was to assess mothers' attitudes towards dental caries in children aged 12-18 months.
This study targeted mothers of children aged 12-18 months. Data about demographic and socioeconomic status were collected by interviews with each mother. In addition, the mother was asked about her attitudes regarding caries in her child's primary teeth. A dental examination of each child was also conducted. Chi-square, bivariate, and multiple logistic regression analyses were performed.
A total of 262 mother-child pairs were included, and 18.7 % of the children had dental caries. If a child presented with dental caries in their primary teeth, 93.5 % of the mothers reported that they would take the child to a dentist. Mothers who had only one child and those who had children with dental caries were more likely to report that they did not expect primary dental caries treatment by the dentist.
Most mothers reported that they would take their children to a dentist when they presented with dental caries. Despite this positive result, educational measures should continue to be emphasised, especially among mothers of children at a higher risk of caries and among first-time mothers.
本研究旨在评估母亲对12至18个月大儿童龋齿的态度。
本研究以12至18个月大儿童的母亲为目标对象。通过与每位母亲访谈收集人口统计学和社会经济状况数据。此外，还询问母亲对其孩子乳牙龋齿的态度。同时对每个孩子进行了牙科检查。进行了卡方检验、双变量分析和多元逻辑回归分析。
共纳入262对母婴，18.7%的儿童患有龋齿。如果孩子乳牙出现龋齿，93.5%的母亲表示会带孩子去看牙医。只有一个孩子的母亲以及孩子患有龋齿的母亲更有可能表示她们不期望牙医对乳牙龋齿进行治疗。
大多数母亲表示孩子出现龋齿时会带他们去看牙医。尽管有这个积极结果，但仍应继续强调教育措施，尤其是在龋齿风险较高儿童的母亲和初为人母者中。
