Dental Caries in Children, Oral Health, Tooth Loss
Conditions
Keywords
oral health literacy, space maintainer, dental caries
Brief summary
Space maintainers are frequently used to prevent malocclusion problems in early primary tooth loss. Oral health literacy is defined as the capacity of individuals to learn, understand and evaluate basic oral health information. It is considered that parents' awareness of space maintainers may be affected by various factors such as their demographic characteristics and oral health literacy. The aim was to evaluate the relationship between variables by determining parents' awareness of space maintainers and their oral health literacy.
Detailed description
This cross-sectional study included 600 children and their parents. The survey, which included questions about sociodemographic characteristics and space maintainer awareness, was administered to parents face to face. Then, parents' oral health literacy levels were measured with TREALD-30 and TREALD-30A scales.
Interventions
OTHERA questionnaire and TREALD scales were applied to parents.
The survey, which included questions about sociodemographic characteristics and space maintainer awareness, was administered to parents face to face. Then, parents' oral health literacy levels were measured with TREALD-30 and TREALD-30A scales.
Sponsors
Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CROSSOVER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Inclusion criteria
* Patients who did not require urgent treatment, * Who did not use medication for psychiatric reasons, * Who did not have any mental illness were included.
Exclusion criteria
* Those who did not meet the inclusion criteria were excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| the knowledge about space maintainers of the parents | for three months from the beginning of the study | 15 questions that evaluates the awareness about space maintainers of parents was applied face to face. |
| oral health literacy of the parents | for three months from the beginning of the study | Oral health literacy of parents was assessed using the Turkish Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Dentistry (TREALD-30 ) scale. |
| oral health literacy of the parents assessed by TREALD-30A scale | for three months from the beginning of the study | Oral health literacy of parents was assessed using the Turkish Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Dentistry (TREALD-30A) scale. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| the correlation between oral health literacy and knowledge about space maintainers of parents | for three months from the beginning of the study | the correlation between oral health literacy and knowledge about space maintainers of parents was assessed using TREALD scales and a questionnaire. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed