Naishlos Sarit, Blumer Sigalit, Nissan Sagit, Nissan Joseph, Kharouba Johnny
Department of Paediatric Dentistry, The Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, The Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel.
Department of Oral-Rehabilitation, The Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, The Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel.
Children (Basel). 2023 Feb 25;10(3):452. doi: 10.3390/children10030452.
Caries development in children is a prevalent childhood disease. Factors affecting chronic teeth lesions include nutrition, parental involvement, and executing proper dental health attitude. Professional dentists are perceived as role models for the oral health and hygiene of their families. The purposes of the research were 1. To compare caries rates in the children of pediatric dentists and children of general dentists. 2. To compare children's nutrition habits between pediatric dentists and general dentists. 3. To compare children's oral health and hygiene between pediatric dentists and general dentists. 4. To compare children's usage of fluoride-containing products between pediatric dentists and general dentists. A cross-sectional study was conducted by distributing self-reporting questionnaires to pediatric dentists and general dentists via the social media "snowball" platform. The following themes were surveyed: nutrition habits and oral hygiene of the children. The sample consisted of 176 participants. Children of pediatric dentists were found to have fewer cases of caries than children of general dentists ( = 0.018). Nutrition habits did not differ between the two groups. In addition, pediatric dentists reported that their children use more fluoridated toothpaste in comparison with general dentists. Professional training of pediatric dentists contributed to shaping the oral hygiene attitude of their children.
儿童龋齿是一种常见的儿童疾病。影响慢性牙齿病变的因素包括营养、家长参与度以及养成正确的口腔健康态度。专业牙医被视为其家人口腔健康和卫生的榜样。该研究的目的如下：1. 比较儿科牙医的子女与普通牙医的子女的龋齿发生率。2. 比较儿科牙医与普通牙医的子女的营养习惯。3. 比较儿科牙医与普通牙医的子女的口腔健康和卫生状况。4. 比较儿科牙医与普通牙医的子女使用含氟产品的情况。通过社交媒体“滚雪球”平台向儿科牙医和普通牙医分发自填式问卷进行了一项横断面研究。调查了以下主题：儿童的营养习惯和口腔卫生。样本包括176名参与者。发现儿科牙医的子女患龋齿的病例比普通牙医的子女少（=0.018）。两组之间的营养习惯没有差异。此外，儿科牙医报告称，与普通牙医相比，他们的孩子使用含氟牙膏的频率更高。儿科牙医的专业培训有助于塑造其子女的口腔卫生态度。
