Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Niger J Clin Pract. 2023 Aug;26(8):1110-1120. doi: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_899_22.
The objective was to assess the current knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of parents toward the use of Silver Diamine Fluoride in children's primary teeth and identify related factors.
In this cross-sectional study, data were collected from Parents of pediatric patients who had appointments at the King Saud University Pediatric Dentistry Clinic and several private clinics in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from Jan to April 2021. A simple random sampling method was used. An electronic questionnaire was designed to collect data regarding participants' demographics and their knowledge, attitude, and perception toward the use of SDF for their children.
A higher proportion of parents/relatives (87.3%) was strongly satisfied with the speed of treatment and its benefits. In terms of disadvantages, 23.8% and 30.4% of the parents/relatives were satisfied and dissatisfied, respectively (P < 0.05). Regarding attitudes, the majority of participants 22.8% responded as neutral to using SDF to treat their children's anterior primary teeth (P < 0.05), whereas 32.2% agreed to the use of SDF in their children's posterior primary teeth (P < 0.05). A higher proportion of parents/relatives who were in the age group of >50 years (27.8%) had responded as "satisfied" compared with the responses of other age groups (P < 0.05).
The present study demonstrates that SDF is acceptable among Saudi parents/relatives to arrest dental caries. However, pigmentation of anterior teeth is a major concern.
评估家长对儿童乳牙使用银氨溶液的知识、态度和看法，并确定相关因素。
本横断面研究于 2021 年 1 月至 4 月期间，从沙特阿拉伯利雅得的沙特国王大学儿科牙科诊所和几家私人诊所的儿科患者的父母中收集数据。采用简单随机抽样方法。设计了一份电子问卷，以收集参与者的人口统计学信息以及他们对 SDF 用于其子女的知识、态度和看法。
更高比例的父母/亲属（87.3%）对治疗速度及其益处非常满意。在缺点方面，分别有 23.8%和 30.4%的父母/亲属表示满意和不满意（P < 0.05）。在态度方面，大多数参与者（22.8%）对使用 SDF 治疗其儿童前乳牙的态度表示中立（P < 0.05），而 32.2%的参与者同意将 SDF 用于其儿童的后乳牙（P < 0.05）。与其他年龄组相比，年龄在>50 岁的父母/亲属中，有更高比例的人（27.8%）表示“满意”（P < 0.05）。
本研究表明，SDF 在沙特阿拉伯的父母/亲属中被接受用于阻止龋齿。然而，前牙变色是一个主要关注点。
