Author/Editor		Kastrevc, Barbara
Title		Vloga materinske šole pri zmanjšanju kariesa 3-letnih otrok v širši novomeški regiji
Translated title		Impact of parental classess on dental caries decrease of three year old children in wider Novo mesto region
Type		monografija
Place		Novo mesto
Publisher		Univerza v Ljubljani, Medicinska fakulteta
Publication year		2005
Volume		str. 31
Language		slo
Abstract		Healthy deciduous teeth are a prerequisite for a healthy permanent dentition. At small children, dedication of their parents and their active involvement in oral health preventive measures make a difference. According to the last published resutts of researches done in Slovenia up to 1999, dental caries decreased. The reason is a massive and systematic dental preventive program. It starts before the baby is born. Parents are thought and motivated in parental classes. Parental classes, fluoridation, dental offices located in elementary schools, health oriented daycares and schools are all measures of health promotion and prevention legislated by state. In our research, we evaluated connection between parental involvement in classes and oral health of their children described with specific attributes of oral health. We included three year old children from wider Novo mesto region. Their average age was 35.76 months (± 0.99 month). Their parents attended parental classes or did not. We used data collected on systematic dental health exam. Teeth and oral cavity were examined. Dental status, oral hygiene, and orthodontic irregularities were marked. Our results showed that three year old children which parents attended parental classes have statistically better oral hygiene than children which parents did not attend parental classes(p=0.026). Average dmf index (decayed, missing, filled teeth) is lower at children which parents attended parental classes in comparison with children which parents did not attend classes (0.093 ± 0.164; 0.117 ± 0.167; p=0.045). Average dmf number per child is lower at children which parents attended parental classes than at children which parents did not attend classes (1.864 ± 0.164; 2.347 ± 0.167; p=0.045). Less unhealthy oral habits are present than at children which parents did not attend classes (p=0.049). (Abstract truncated at 2000 characters).
Descriptors		DENTAL CARIES HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL ORAL HYGIENE ORAL HEALTH TOOTH, DECIDUOUS CHILD, PRESCHOOL DMF INDEX PRENATAL CARE PREGNANCY FLUORIDES, TOPICAL FINGERSUCKING