tailieunhanh - Child, neglect and oral health

Despite advancements in oral health policies, dental caries still a problem. The lack of parents/ caregiver’s care regarding child’s oral health, which characterizes neglect, may lead to a high prevalence of caries. Therefore, the objective of this study was to analyze the relation between dental caries and neglect in five year-old children. | Louren o et al. BMC Pediatrics 2013 13 188 http 1471-2431 13 188 BMC Pediatrics RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Child neglect and oral health Caroline Barbosa Lourenpo1 Maria Vieira de Lima Saintrain2 and Anya Pimentel Gomes Fernandes Vieira3 Abstract Background Despite advancements in oral health policies dental caries still a problem. The lack of parents caregiver s care regarding child s oral health which characterizes neglect may lead to a high prevalence of caries. Therefore the objective of this study was to analyze the relation between dental caries and neglect in five year-old children. Methods Quantitative study performed in two different moments. First the children underwent oral examinations and physical inspection. Then a semi-structured interview was performed with parents of children with high and low caries rate. Results In all 149 physical inspections and oral exams were performed. The number of decayed missing and filled teeth - dmf-t was SD 16 children had extremely high values dmf-t 7 85 intermediate values 1 dmf-t 6 and 48 extremely low dmf-t 0 . Nearly all caregivers were female n 29 mostly mothers n 28 . Associations were found between caries experience and reason of the last consultation p decayed teeth and child s oral health perception p . There was a trend towards a significant association between general health and decayed teeth p general hygiene and caries experience p and caries experience and number of times the child brushes the teeth p . Conclusion There s a relation between caries experience and children s oral health perception by caregivers as well as between caries experience and children s access to dental care. There is a trend towards association between caries experience and risk factors suggestive of neglect. Keywords Neglect Oral health Maternal behavior Background The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child declares in the article 27th that .

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