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JIDAM · Vol 6, Issue 2 · April–June 2019
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Knowledge Attitude and Awareness Regarding Early Childhood Caries Among Mothers of Play School Going Children in Chennai City

Dr. Vinita Mary. A, Dr. Kesavan. R, Dr. Dharani. P, Dr. Fahema J.M, Dr. Fiona. D.V
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Thai Moogambigai Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
Vol 6 · Issue 2 · 2019 DOI: 10.37841/jidam_2019_V6_I2_01 🔓 Open Access 📅 2019
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📝Abstract

BACKGROUND: Caries is one of the globally prevailing most common microbial disease of the oral cavity. The factors contributing to the high prevalence of ECC (early childhood caries) are lack of knowledge & education of the parent mostly mothers, their familial background, employment and socioeconomic status along with the child's inherent immunity associated with ECC.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Three play schools were selected based upon our accessibility and mothers of all the children attending these schools were included in the study.

RESULTS: The age of the study subjects ranged from 21 to 40 years, mean age being 30.5+4.01 years. It was seen that, children's neglect towards brushing was around 51.5% among educated mothers and among class-2 socioeconomic respectively. Also, 52.5% mothers from both educated and class-2 socioeconomic status reported that they were aware of the importance of cleaning gum pads.

CONCLUSION: Eradication of early childhood caries (ECC) is possible by reducing the associated risk factors with proper education of mothers regarding the feeding habits, to inculcate proper brushing habits among their children and their necessity for a balanced diet along with a dental check-up once in 6 months.

KEYWORDS: Early childhood caries, risk, awareness.

🔖How to Cite
Vinita Mary A, Kesavan R, Dharani P, Fahema JM, Fiona DV. Knowledge attitude and awareness regarding early childhood caries among mothers of play school going children in Chennai city. J Indian Dent Assoc Madras. 2019;6(2):46-51. DOI: 10.37841/jidam_2019_V6_I2_01
Vinita Mary, A., Kesavan, R., Dharani, P., Fahema, J. M., & Fiona, D. V. (2019). Knowledge attitude and awareness regarding early childhood caries among mothers of play school going children in Chennai city. Journal of Indian Dental Association Madras, 6(2), 46-51. https://doi.org/10.37841/jidam_2019_V6_I2_01
Vinita Mary, A., et al. "Knowledge attitude and awareness regarding early childhood caries among mothers of play school going children in Chennai city." Journal of Indian Dental Association Madras, vol. 6, no. 2, 2019, pp. 46-51. DOI: 10.37841/jidam_2019_V6_I2_01.
Vinita Mary A, Kesavan R, Dharani P, Fahema JM, Fiona DV. Knowledge attitude and awareness regarding early childhood caries among mothers of play school going children in Chennai city. J Indian Dent Assoc Madras. 2019;6(2):46-51. doi:10.37841/jidam_2019_V6_I2_01
Vinita Mary, A., R. Kesavan, P. Dharani, J. M. Fahema, and D. V. Fiona. "Knowledge attitude and awareness regarding early childhood caries among mothers of play school going children in Chennai city." Journal of Indian Dental Association Madras 6, no. 2 (2019): 46-51. https://doi.org/10.37841/jidam_2019_V6_I2_01.
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