Egić Boris
Public Health Center, 9000 Murska Sobota, Slovenia.
J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2023 Nov;47(6):94-99. doi: 10.22514/jocpd.2023.083. Epub 2023 Nov 3.
Pregnancy is an ideal time to promote the primary prevention of early childhood caries. It is crucial to have a child's first dental examination in the first year of life. The aim of this study was to find out how the School for future parents and the child's first dental examination affect children's oral habits. A specialist pediatric dentist was involved in the implementation of the School for future parents and the courses and on timely care for the good oral health of the child. We examined all one- and two-year-olds whose parents responded positively to a dental examination for their child. During the first examination, we considered attendance at the School, how the parents booked the dental examination, what the child drinks when thirsty, how many times a day they brush their children's teeth and toothpaste use. During the second examination, we considered what the child drinks when thirsty, how many times a day the parents brush their children's teeth and toothpaste use. The results showed that participants in the School were more likely to book their children's first preventive, consultative dental examination ( < 0.001), brush their children's teeth, and use toothpaste ( < 0.001) than parents who did not attend the school. However, there was no difference between the two groups regarding what parents gave their children to drink when they were thirsty ( = 0.69). In the child's second year, all the parents used toothpaste, brushed their children's teeth more often, and their children drank sweet drinks more often than before the first examination ( < 0.001). We have succeeded in raising awareness of good oral habits among parents and children (the frequency of brushing children's teeth and the using toothpaste), but not changed the behavior in the type of drinking against thirst.
怀孕是促进幼儿龋齿一级预防的理想时机。在孩子出生后的第一年进行首次口腔检查至关重要。本研究的目的是了解准父母学校和孩子的首次口腔检查如何影响孩子的口腔习惯。一名专业儿科牙医参与了准父母学校的实施、课程设置以及为孩子的良好口腔健康提供及时护理。我们对所有父母对孩子口腔检查给予肯定答复的一岁和两岁儿童进行了检查。在第一次检查时，我们考虑了是否参加准父母学校、父母如何预约口腔检查、孩子口渴时喝什么、每天给孩子刷牙的次数以及牙膏的使用情况。在第二次检查时，我们考虑了孩子口渴时喝什么、父母每天给孩子刷牙的次数以及牙膏的使用情况。结果显示，与未参加学校的父母相比，参加准父母学校的父母更有可能为孩子预约首次预防性咨询口腔检查（P<0.001）、给孩子刷牙以及使用牙膏（P<0.001）。然而，两组在孩子口渴时父母给孩子喝什么方面没有差异（P=0.69）。在孩子两岁时，所有父母都使用了牙膏，给孩子刷牙的频率更高，而且他们的孩子比第一次检查前更频繁地喝甜饮料（P<0.001）。我们成功提高了父母和孩子对良好口腔习惯的认识（给孩子刷牙的频率和牙膏的使用），但在解渴饮品类型方面的行为没有改变。
