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- Title
Oral symptoms perceived by parents of children with dental avoidance: A comparative exploratory study.
- Authors
Romo-Pérez, Camilo; Martín-López, Alma Luz San
- Abstract
Introduction: Parents are responsible for developing good nutrition, good hygiene habits and regular visits to the dentist by children to ensure optimal oral health. Objective: To explore the relationship between dental avoidance and the frequency of oral symptoms perceived by parents. Methods: A descriptive study was conducted with a in a convenience sample of 78 participants between 6-11 years old. Oral symptoms, the influence of oral health on daily life and the oral health status perceived by parents were analyzed using absolute and relative frequencies. Results: Results: 51.9% of the participants were male, the average age was 6.4±0.3 years. The most frequent symptoms in the group of children with dental avoidance were pain, bleeding gums, sores/wounds, food stuck to the palate and food between teeth; bad breath occurred similarly in both groups. Conclusions: These interim findings suggest that oral symptoms perceived by parents are more frequent in children with dental avoidance.
- Subjects
ORAL habits; PARENTS; CONVENIENCE sampling (Statistics); ORAL health; GINGIVAL hemorrhage; BAD breath
- Publication
Duazary. Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, 2023, Vol 20, Issue 4, p289
- ISSN
1794-5992
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.21676/2389783X.5579