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Kaviyaselvi Gurumurthy1 , K. R. Don2
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Knowledge and Awareness on Infant Oral Health among Parents Kaviyaselvi Gurumurthy1 , K. R. Don2
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Publisher : Institute of Medico-legal Publications Pvt Ltd

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12418

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One of the most common problems that children and infants face, which is due to lack of awareness andknowledge on the same, is Early Childhood Caries. If left untreated, this could complicate various diseasesand this signifies the importance of a dental examination in infants. The main aim of this study is to analysethe knowledge and awareness on infant oral health among parents. A self administered questionnaire wascirculated via an online google forms link among 150 parents and the statistical software used was SPSSversion 22. The statistical test used was the descriptive statistics and Chi square test. The p value lessthan 0.05 was considered statistically significant. The confidence level of the study was set to 95%. In ourstudy, 40.67% felt that the infant’s oral cavity must be cleaned with wet cotton. 76.67% felt that infant’stooth development affects general health and 44.67% that parafunctional habits affect tooth development.Among the different educational groups of parents who had answered, the PG level educated parents had thehighest knowledge among infant oral health. The PG level parents had the highest knowledge and awarenesson infant oral health while secondary school level had the least knowledge. In general, the South Indianparents had a moderate level of awareness but, however still presented a need to increase this knowledgeand awareness levels.
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