Alfuriji Samah, Alofi Adeem, Albalawi Maram, Alnaqa Ghaida, Alrufayyiq Kwlood, Alharbi Maha, Aljeaid Dania, Albarrak Shug
Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, P.O. Box 3660, 11481, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
BMC Res Notes. 2025 Jan 29;18(1):41. doi: 10.1186/s13104-025-07091-9.
This study aims to assess the awareness and acceptance of preventive and interceptive orthodontic treatment among Saudi perents.
The study used a 29-question questionnaire, covering parents' demographic data, parents' awareness of malocclusion and habits, and parents' acceptance of treatment. It included visuals of different malocclusions, normal occlusion, and specific habits.
Parents mostly recognized single anterior tooth crossbite (95.78%) as a problem that need early intervention, followed by skeletal Class II (94.16%) and severe lower incisor crowding (93.51%). Regarding oral habits, parents were most aware of thumb sucking (91.03%), followed by tongue thrusting (84.22%). Ninety seven percent of participating parents expressed high acceptance of early orthodontic intervention, mostly to avoid more complicated treatment or surgery. However, a few parents refused early treatment, mainly because they preferred to wait until the eruption of all permanent teeth.
The majority of parents demonstrated a high level of awareness and willingness to pursue early treatment.
本研究旨在评估沙特父母对预防性和阻断性正畸治疗的认知与接受程度。
该研究采用了一份包含29个问题的问卷，内容涵盖父母的人口统计学数据、父母对错颌畸形和习惯的认知，以及父母对治疗的接受程度。问卷中包含了不同错颌畸形、正常咬合以及特定习惯的图片。
父母大多认为单纯前牙反颌（95.78%）是需要早期干预的问题，其次是骨性二类错颌（94.16%）和严重的下前牙拥挤（93.51%）。关于口腔习惯，父母最了解吮指习惯（91.03%），其次是吐舌习惯（84.22%）。97%的参与研究的父母对早期正畸干预表示高度接受，主要是为了避免更复杂的治疗或手术。然而，少数父母拒绝早期治疗，主要是因为他们更愿意等到所有恒牙萌出。
大多数父母表现出了较高的认知水平和接受早期治疗的意愿。
