Knowledge and perception of parents regarding halitosis in their children in Saudi Arabia
| Autor: | Hamad Alzoman, Ayman M Sulimany, Omar A Bawazir, Noura A. Almadhi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Volatile sulfur compounds media_common.quotation_subject Saudi Arabia Family income 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences Knowledge score 0302 clinical medicine Perception medicine Children General Dentistry media_common business.industry RK1-715 Mean age Halitosis 030206 dentistry University hospital Knowledge Dentistry Family medicine Medicine Original Article business |
| Zdroj: | Saudi Dental Journal, Vol 33, Iss 7, Pp 574-580 (2021) The Saudi Dental Journal |
| ISSN: | 1013-9052 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.sdentj.2020.08.005 |
| Popis: | Objective To evaluate parents’ knowledge about halitosis, and to compare parents’ perception of halitosis in their children to the presence of halitosis clinically. Methods Children between 3 and 8 years attended to Dental University Hospital, King Saud University, were screened. Children satisfying inclusion criteria and their parents agreed to participate were included. Questionnaires regarding parents’ knowledge and perception about halitosis in their children were filled by attending parents. Then, the assessment of halitosis in the participating children carried out by portable gas chromatograph device (OralChromaTM). Results A total of 67 children (44 girls and 23 boys) were included in this study with a mean age of 5.3 years (SD = 1.7). The majority of the questionnaires (n = 44, 65.7%) were filled by accompanying fathers. One in two (52.2%) parents obtained high knowledge score about halitosis. Parents’ knowledge was significantly associated with the mean age of the children (P = 0.02). Thirty-nine (58.2%) parents perceived halitosis in their children. Gender, child’s age, parents’ education level, or family income were not associated with parents’ perception of halitosis. Halitosis was detected clinically in 58 children (86.6%). Thirty-eight (57%) of parents’ perception of halitosis was in consistency with OralChromaTM readings; however, there was no significant association between parents’ perception and the OralChromaTM score. Conclusion Half of the parents had good knowledge about halitosis and 6 in 10 parents perceived halitosis in their children which is quite less than the presence of halitosis detected clinically. Moreover, parents’ perception was not associated with the OralChromaTM score. |
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