Childrens oral hygiene behaviors, dental plaque accumulation, parenting styles, and oral hygiene effectiveness in preschool children Parenting styles Oral hygiene behaviors Preschool children Dental plaque Preventive pediatric dentistry Oral health education Plaque index Family centered oral health
Conditions
Interventions
Children whose parents were classified as having an authoritative democratic parenting style according to the Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire. These children received standardized oral h
Prevention,Prevention
Democratic parenting,Overprotective parenting
Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
4 Years to 6 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Children aged between 4 and 6 years with primary dentition 2.Systemically healthy children 3.Children accompanied by at least one parent willing to participate in the study 4.Parents able to complete the parenting style questionnaire fully 5.Children with sufficient cooperation for clinical examination and oral hygiene education 6.Parents with adequate Turkish language comprehension 7.Written informed consent obtained from parents or legal guardians 8.Verbal assent obtained from participating children
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Children with systemic diseases, developmental disorders, or special healthcare needs 2.Children receiving long term medication affecting salivary flow or oral health 3.Previous regular professional oral hygiene education or preventive dental training 4.Presence of orthodontic appliances 5.Professional dental cleaning within the last 3 months 6.Incomplete or incorrectly completed parental questionnaires 7.Uncooperative children preventing adequate clinical examination or oral hygiene assessment 8.Parents or children unwilling to participate in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in Dental Plaque Index Following Oral Hygiene Education Silness Loe Plaque Index scores recorded at baseline and 4 week follow up to evaluate changes in childrens oral hygiene effectiveness after standardized oral hygiene education. Silness Loe Plaque Index scores recorded at baseline and 4 week follow up to evaluate changes in childrens oral hygiene effectiveness after standardized oral hygiene education. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Silness Loe Plaque Index scores recorded at baseline and 4 week follow up to evaluate changes in childrens oral hygiene effectiveness after standardized oral hygiene education. Assessed at the same study visit. Parenting styles will be assessed using the PSDQ questionnaire and associated with percentage changes in Silness Loe Plaque Index scores after 4 weeks. | — |
Countries
Turkey
Contacts
Public ContactPeris Celikel
Ataturk University
Outcome results
None listed