Current status and parental awareness regarding children s first permanent molar in Harbin
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2021.09.029
- VernacularTitle:哈尔滨市儿童六龄齿现状及家长知晓情况
- Author:
ZHAO Yu, WANG Haiyue, HAO Chunxiu, ZHANG Xiaodan, YUAN Jie
1
Author Information
1. Department of Oral Preventive Health Care, Stomatological Hospital Affiliated to Harbin Medical University, Harbin(150001), China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Oral hygiene;
Dental caries;
Prevalence;
Molar;
Legal guardians;
Child
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2021;42(9):1396-1399
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To understand current status of children s first permanent molar in Harbin, to investigate parental awareness regarding children s first permanent molar as well as Pit and Fissure sealant, and to provide new ideas for caries prevention in the first permanent molar and Pit and Fissure sealant.
Methods:In October 2019, 11 540 children in the region were examined and their parents were given questionnaires.
Results:The prevalence of dental caries was 37.72%. The DMFT was 1.11, the germination rate was 86.98%, and Pit and Fissure sealants rate was 36.93%. About 16.8% of the parents were aware of the eruption time of first permanent molar, and 35.33% didn t know first permanent molar, 19.39% of the parents had a clear understanding of Pit and Fissure sealants time and 32.77% of the parents were not aware of Pit and Fissure sealants. The prevalence of caries was higher in children (35.55%, 32.77%) whose parents did not know the first permanent molar and the pit and fissure sealants.High income level, high education level and urban parents had a higher degree of knowledge about fossa closure( χ 2=98.35, 192.16, 172.31, P <0.05).
Conclusion:Prevalence of dental caries is higher in children in Harbin, and the awareness of Pit and Fissure sealants is lower in parents. Relevant organizations should strengthen the publicity and education of oral health knowledge for parents.
