Olak Jana, Nguyen Minh Son, Nguyen Thuy Trang, Nguyen Bui Bao Tien, Saag Mare
1Institute of Dentistry, University of Tartu, Raekoja plats 6, 51003 Tartu, Estonia.
2Danang University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy, 99 Hung Vuong, Danang, Vietnam.
EPMA J. 2018 Apr 26;9(2):187-193. doi: 10.1007/s13167-018-0134-x. eCollection 2018 Jun.
The study aims to investigate how mothers' oral health behaviour and perception thereof influence the dental health in their children.
A total of 556 Vietnamese mother-child pairs participated in the current study. Mothers self-reported their oral status and oral health behaviour and perception. Dental caries of the children were examined using the index of decayed, missing, and filled teeth. The Dental Anxiety Scale instrument was used to assess the dental anxiety level in mothers and children.
Among mothers, 41.3% had gingival bleeding, 40% perceived their dentition and gingival status to be at a good level, 68% brushed their teeth more than twice a day, and 17% had never visited a dentist. Mothers' oral health behaviour and their perception thereof were positively correlated with their frequency of dental visits ( = (0.105-0.221), < 0.001) and negatively correlated with dental anxiety ( = (- 0.149- - 0.105), < 0.05).Caries-free children were positively correlated with mothers having more than 20 teeth ( = 0.085, < 0.05). Positive correlations between mothers and children were found in terms of frequency of fresh fruits consumption ( = 0.090, < 0.05), drinking sweet beverages ( = 0.072, < 0.05), and dental anxiety ( = 0.183, < 0.001).
Maternal oral health was significantly associated with dental health of their children. Not only did maternal dental anxiety influence oral health of mothers but it was also a concomitant factor in the development of children's dental anxiety. The education programme on mothers' oral health-related knowledge can be a target for improvement of the oral health of mothers and children.
本研究旨在调查母亲的口腔健康行为及其认知如何影响其子女的牙齿健康。
共有556对越南母婴参与了本研究。母亲们自行报告了她们的口腔状况、口腔健康行为及认知。使用龋失补牙指数检查儿童的龋齿情况。采用牙科焦虑量表评估母亲和儿童的牙科焦虑水平。
在母亲中，41.3%有牙龈出血，40%认为自己的牙列和牙龈状况良好，68%每天刷牙超过两次，17%从未看过牙医。母亲的口腔健康行为及其认知与她们看牙医的频率呈正相关（=（0.105 - 0.221），<0.001），与牙科焦虑呈负相关（=（-0.149 - -0.105），<0.05）。无龋儿童与牙齿超过20颗的母亲呈正相关（=0.085，<0.05）。母亲和孩子在食用新鲜水果的频率（=0.090，<0.05）、饮用甜饮料（=0.072，<0.05）和牙科焦虑（=0.183，<0.001）方面存在正相关。
母亲的口腔健康与子女的牙齿健康显著相关。母亲的牙科焦虑不仅影响母亲的口腔健康，也是儿童牙科焦虑发展的一个伴随因素。关于母亲口腔健康相关知识的教育项目可以成为改善母亲和儿童口腔健康的一个目标。
