Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Acta Odontol Scand. 2024 Jun 19;83:404-411. doi: 10.2340/aos.v83.40938.
Children with cleft lip and palate (CLP) have a greater risk of dental caries. The parents' knowledge and attitudes may have an impact on their children's oral health and dietary habits. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the socio-demographic characteristics, oral health knowledge, oral health behaviours, and habits of the parents in addition to the relationship with the oral health and dietary practices of their children with CLP.
The parents of 343 patients with CLP participated in the study. An online questionnaire with 52 questions regarding sociodemographic characteristics, oral health and oral hygiene practices was presented to them.
Parents with higher level of education had better oral health knowledge (p < 0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that the factors affecting the child's tooth brushing habits were the mother's age (odds ratio [OR] = 1.071, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.062-1.153), the father's employment status (OR = 2.089, 95%CI: 1.065-4.097), and the mother's last dental visit (OR = 1.995, 95%CI: 1.119-3.557). The factors affecting the child's toothpaste usage were the mother's age (OR = 1.106, 95%CI: 1.030-1.114), the father's employment status (OR = 2.124, 95%CI: 1.036-4.354), and the mother's last dental visit (OR = 2.076, 95%CI: 1.137-3.79).
Parental factors have a significant influence on the oral health-related behaviours of children with CLP.
唇腭裂（CLP）患儿发生龋齿的风险更高。父母的知识和态度可能会对孩子的口腔健康和饮食习惯产生影响。因此，本研究旨在评估父母的社会人口统计学特征、口腔健康知识、口腔健康行为和习惯，以及与 CLP 患儿口腔健康和饮食实践的关系。
共有 343 名 CLP 患儿的家长参与了本研究。向他们展示了一份包含 52 个问题的在线问卷，内容涉及社会人口统计学特征、口腔健康和口腔卫生习惯。
受教育程度较高的家长具有更好的口腔健康知识（p<0.05）。Logistic 回归分析显示，影响儿童刷牙习惯的因素包括母亲年龄（比值比 [OR] = 1.071，95%置信区间 [CI]：1.062-1.153）、父亲的就业状况（OR = 2.089，95%CI：1.065-4.097）和母亲上次看牙医的时间（OR = 1.995，95%CI：1.119-3.557）。影响儿童使用牙膏的因素包括母亲年龄（OR = 1.106，95%CI：1.030-1.114）、父亲的就业状况（OR = 2.124，95%CI：1.036-4.354）和母亲上次看牙医的时间（OR = 2.076，95%CI：1.137-3.79）。
父母因素对 CLP 患儿的口腔健康相关行为有显著影响。
