Oral health knowledge in parents of Saudi cerebral palsy children.
Neurosciences (Riyadh)
; 12(4): 306-11, 2007 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine oral health knowledge in parents of cerebral palsy (CP) children, and the parents` attitude to oral health of their CP children.METHODS:
A self-administered questionnaire was utilized to collect the required information from the parents. One hundred and six parents, 73 (68.9%) mothers, and 33 (31.1%) fathers completed the questionnaire between April and June 2006 in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.RESULTS:
All (100%) the parents thought that good oral health was important for maintaining optimum general health. Most (95.3%) of the parents believed that they can maintain good dental health in their CP children by supervising their children`s tooth brushing, reducing sugary food intake and making regular visits to a dentist. A significantly high (p=0.005) percentage of high education parents (96.8%) had heard of fluoride as compared with low education parents (79.5%).CONCLUSION:
The overall oral health knowledge and attitude of parents of CP children is satisfactory.
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Base de données:
MEDLINE
Langue:
En
Journal:
Neurosciences (Riyadh)
Sujet du journal:
NEUROLOGIA
Année:
2007
Type de document:
Article