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BACKGROUND: Sleep bruxism (SB) is a masticatory muscle activity that affects children. Parents' knowledge is important for its identification and report to dentists. AIM: To investigate parents' knowledge about SB among their children. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study included 1325 parents of children from dental clinics of seven institutions from all regions of Brazil. Parents answered questions about child's sleep, knowledge about SB and its occurrence among children and parents. SB definition given by parents was dichotomized as "correct"/"incorrect", based on the American Academy of Sleep Medicine definition. Descriptive, bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed (P < 0.05). RESULTS: Most parents (57.3%) did not know what SB is and 88.9% would like to receive more information. SB prevalence among parents was 15.4% and 24.0% among children. Between parents who correctly defined SB, its prevalence increased to 27.5% among parents and 40.6% among children. Parents whose children had/have SB, who would like to receive more information about SB and were from the North, Central-West, Southeast, and South regions were more likely to define SB correctly (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION: There is a lack of knowledge of parents about SB. SB among children, parents' interest in receiving more information and their location were factors associated to their knowledge.
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Bruxismo do Sono , Brasil , Cuidadores , Criança , Estudos Transversais , Humanos , Pais , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
O autor discorre sobre a experiência de educação continuada como forma de alteração epidemiológica do quadro sanitário da clientela cativa da OABR (Odontoclínica de Aeronáutica de Brasília
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Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Recém-Nascido , Lactente , Pré-Escolar , Criança , Adolescente , Inquéritos Epidemiológicos , Prevenção Primária/métodos , Saúde Bucal , Higiene Bucal , Higiene Bucal/educação , Cárie Dentária/prevenção & controleRESUMO
Os autores propoem a reorganizacao do Modelo da Pratica Odontologica Hegemonica Publica no Brasil, a partir da descricao de elementos de superacao deste modelo orientados a luz dos conceitos de Distritalizacao da saude e do Planejamento Estrategico. Apontam alguns instrumentos com uma metodologia viavel para a construcao de um novo modelo de Atencao a Saude Bucal Coletiva sustentado pelo paradigma epidemiologico-sanitario e articulado com a participacao social
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Odontologia , Assistência Odontológica , Saúde Bucal , Saúde PúblicaRESUMO
Os autores discutem a atual organizacao do Modelo da Pratica Odontologica Hegemonica Publica no Brasil a partir da analise historica de seus elementos constitutivos, enquanto propoem uma nova abordagem a luz dos conceitos de saude bucal coletiva, como alternativa para superacao de suas implicacoes
