%0 Journal Article
%T MothersĄŻ knowledge about fluoride therapy and fissu re sealants
%A Yahya Baradaran Nakhjavani DDS
%A MSc
%A Soulmaz Forutan DDS
%A Farid Baradaran Nakhjavani DDS
%J Journal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology
%D 2013
%I Kerman University of Medical Sciences
%X BACKGROUND AND AIM:Increased dental caries and dental lesions have made preventive measures, especially amongchildren, inevitable. This study investigated elementary schoolgirlsĄŻ mothersĄŻ level of knowledge on preventivemethods against dental caries.METHODS:In this cross-sectional study, mothers of 250 schoolgirls were randomly selected from five regions ofTehran, Iran. Their knowledge about fissure sealanttherapy and fluoride therapy was evaluated using aquestionnaire.Data was analyzed by analysis of variance and independent t-tests in SPSS.RESULTS:MothersĄŻ knowledge about fissure sealant therapy was lower than fluoride therapy. Very low, low, andmoderate levels of knowledge were detected among nearly a quarter, 47.5%, and 22.6% of the participants,respectively. Only 5.4% of the subjects had acceptable level of knowledge on preventive dentistry methods. There weresignificant correlations between mothers' level ofknowledge and their education level and occupational status.CONCLUSIONS:Educated mothers and working mothers had greater knowledge than did housewives. Dentists have acrucial role in increasing mothers' knowledge.
%K Pit and Fissure Sealant Therapy
%K Knowledge
%K Fluori de Therapy
%U http://johoe.kmu.ac.ir/index.php/johoe/article/view/25/49