Onishi Tomoyuki, Funatsu Takahiro, Ooka Takafumi, Okada Yoshiyuki, Kadena Miki, Kawaai Hiroyoshi, Sekino Jin, Marks Luc A M, Hironaka Shouji, Ogasawara Tadashi
Dentistry for Disabled Persons, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan.
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.
Spec Care Dentist. 2025 Jan-Feb;45(1):e13064. doi: 10.1111/scd.13064. Epub 2024 Sep 19.
To evaluate the perceptions of parents on general health, oral health, and dental care for children with Down syndrome (DS), and to investigate factors related to parents' perceptions of oral health.
An online questionnaire survey was conducted of parents of children with DS. Forty-three percent and 81% of the parents rated their child's oral health and general health as good, respectively. Parent-rated oral health was strongly associated with general health, followed by the parents' satisfaction with their child's dentist, halitosis, difficulty in dental examination, and the number of times they helped their child with toothbrushing. Seventy-seven percent of the parents were satisfied or rather satisfied with their child's dentist. The parents expected the dentist to reassure their child and to be specialized in the treatment of persons with disabilities. Seventy-three percent of the parents brushed their child's teeth at least once a day, and 92% brushed their own teeth at least twice a day. The number of times the parents brushed their own teeth was strongly associated with the frequency of brushing their child's teeth.
General health, a trusting relationship with the dentist, and parental perceptions of oral hygiene affect parent-rated oral health of children with DS.
评估唐氏综合征（DS）患儿家长对其孩子总体健康、口腔健康及牙科护理的看法，并调查与家长口腔健康看法相关的因素。
对DS患儿家长进行了一项在线问卷调查。分别有43%和81%的家长将孩子的口腔健康和总体健康评为良好。家长评定的口腔健康与总体健康密切相关，其次是家长对孩子牙医的满意度、口臭、牙科检查困难程度以及他们帮助孩子刷牙的次数。77%的家长对孩子的牙医感到满意或比较满意。家长期望牙医安抚孩子并擅长治疗残疾人士。73%的家长每天至少为孩子刷牙一次，92%的家长自己每天至少刷牙两次。家长自己刷牙的次数与为孩子刷牙的频率密切相关。
总体健康、与牙医的信任关系以及家长对口腔卫生的看法会影响家长评定的DS患儿口腔健康。
