Effect of Mothers' Oral Health Knowledge and Behaviour on Dental Caries in Their Preschool Children

유아 어머니의 구강보건인식도에 따른 유아구강건강상태에 관한 연구

  • 김연화 (울산과학대학 치위생과)
  • Published : 2005.12.30

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess how mothers' oral health cognition influence on dental caries status of their children. The 194 children and their mothers were selected for this study. The children were 5, 6, 7 years old in the three day care centers in Ulsan, Korea. Date were collected by oral examination on children and self-administrated questionnaire on their mothers. The questionnaire was surveyed mothers' cognition of oral health and their socio-demographic characteristics. The findings of this study were summarized as follows: 1. The higher mother's income, the lower infant's dental caries, there was significant relation. 2. There were no significant relationship between dental caries preventive cogniton, infant's preventive treatment, between-meals intake and infant's dental caries. 3. There was significant relationship between morther's toothbrushing frequency and infant's dental caries.

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