Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Diamantina, Brazil.
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent. 2023 Apr;24(2):187-193. doi: 10.1007/s40368-022-00772-0. Epub 2022 Dec 22.
This cross-sectional study aimed at evaluating the factors associated with flossing by caregivers in Brazilian young children.
Its sample consisted of 305 children aged 1-3 and their mothers from the Brazilian city of Diamantina. They were selected through the Municipal Health Department from a list of registered children who had recently used the public health services. Data collection was done by means of the mothers answering a questionnaire which addressed economic and socio-demographic factors and also the mother and child characteristics and habits. In addition, an oral clinical examination was performed in order to assess Baume arch type and caries occurrence. Descriptive statistical analysis, chi-square test and Poisson regression were performed.
It was found that the sample presented a prevalent flossing habit in 20.3% of the subjects. The flossing habit in the children was associated with the mothers' own habit of flossing daily (PR 2.32; 95% CI 1.12-4.82) and with the frequent children's tooth brushing by the mother (PR 2.85; 95% CI 1.05-7.76).
A higher prevalence of flossing by caregivers in young children is associated with the mothers' own habit of flossing daily and with the frequent children's tooth brushing by the mother.
本横断面研究旨在评估与巴西幼儿照顾者使用牙线相关的因素。
其样本由巴西城市 Diamantina 的 305 名 1-3 岁儿童及其母亲组成。他们通过市卫生局从最近使用公共卫生服务的登记儿童名单中选择。通过母亲回答一个问卷收集数据，该问卷涉及经济和社会人口因素以及母亲和儿童的特征和习惯。此外，还进行了口腔临床检查，以评估 Baume 牙弓类型和龋齿发生情况。进行描述性统计分析、卡方检验和泊松回归。
研究发现，样本中 20.3%的儿童有普遍使用牙线的习惯。儿童使用牙线的习惯与母亲自己每天使用牙线的习惯有关（PR 2.32；95%CI 1.12-4.82），也与母亲经常给孩子刷牙有关（PR 2.85；95%CI 1.05-7.76）。
在幼儿中，照顾者使用牙线的比例较高与母亲自己每天使用牙线的习惯以及母亲经常给孩子刷牙有关。
