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Awareness Of Parents On Infant Oral Healthcare -A Questionnaire Survey
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SINDHU PRIYA KUPPUSAMY, GEO MANI
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Although dental caries significantly decreased in the recent years, it is still considered a major public health problem affecting, in the form of Early Childhood caries (ECC). So it is important to assess the parent’s knowledge and consequently change their practices, which could be useful in the prevention of caries at an early age. The present study was conducted in a university hospital setting for a period of 3 weeks with 100 individuals. A set of closed ended questions were formulated with 15 questions. All the collected data were compiled together in an excel sheet. These were statistically analysed with help of SPSS software. The results from the present study, For the question ‘have you ever heard of bottle tooth decay?’ 82% answered ‘no’. 61% of the parents answered 6 months as the time or eruption of milk teeth. ‘5-6 years’ was mentioned by 54% of the population for the time of eruption of permanent teeth. More males than females were not aware of ‘bottle tooth decay’ with p value of 0.025 (<0.05). The parents have a great opportunity to help gain access and provide their children with the ultimate treatment.
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ECC, Dental caries, Parents, Root canal treatment, Milk teeth.
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2020.SP2.024
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