Space maintainers are frequently used to prevent malocclusion problems in early primary tooth loss. Oral health literacy is defined as the capacity of individuals to learn, understand and evaluate basic oral health information. It is considered that parents' awareness of space maintainers may be affected by various factors such as their demographic characteristics and oral health literacy. The aim was to evaluate the relationship between variables by determining parents' awareness of space maintainers and their oral health literacy.
This cross-sectional study included 600 children and their parents. The survey, which included questions about sociodemographic characteristics and space maintainer awareness, was administered to parents face to face. Then, parents' oral health literacy levels were measured with TREALD-30 and TREALD-30A scales.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
600
The survey, which included questions about sociodemographic characteristics and space maintainer awareness, was administered to parents face to face. Then, parents' oral health literacy levels were measured with TREALD-30 and TREALD-30A scales.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital
Rize, Turkey (Türkiye)
Sema AYDINOGLU
Rize, Turkey (Türkiye)
the knowledge about space maintainers of the parents
15 questions that evaluates the awareness about space maintainers of parents was applied face to face.
Time frame: for three months from the beginning of the study
oral health literacy of the parents
Oral health literacy of parents was assessed using the Turkish Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Dentistry (TREALD-30 ) scale.
Time frame: for three months from the beginning of the study
oral health literacy of the parents assessed by TREALD-30A scale
Oral health literacy of parents was assessed using the Turkish Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Dentistry (TREALD-30A) scale.
Time frame: for three months from the beginning of the study
the correlation between oral health literacy and knowledge about space maintainers of parents
the correlation between oral health literacy and knowledge about space maintainers of parents was assessed using TREALD scales and a questionnaire.
Time frame: for three months from the beginning of the study
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