جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « Fluoride therapy » در نشریات گروه « پزشکی »

Fluoride therapy has been proven as a safe and highly effective method in prevention and controls of dental caries.Considering this, it is important for dentists to be aware of fluoride effect and its proper use. The aim of this study was to investigate the awareness of dental students and general dentists about the importance of fluoride therapy, methods of application and application in children aged 3-6 years in Ilam.

This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 136 dental students and general dentists in Ilam . Data were collected through a questionnaire and analyzed using Chi-square, T-test and ANOVA at a significant level of P <0.05.

The knowledge of general dentists and students about fluoride prescribing for different ages was almost the same  and the knowledge of general dentists was slightly different from the knowledge of students which was not significant(P=0.22). The majority of general dentists prescribed fluoride For 6-12 years old children. There was no significant difference between fluoride therapy in different age groups between students and general dentists (P = 0.75).

The results of this study showed that knowledge and attitude of students and general dentists about fluoride therapy is acceptable. And the majority of general dentists and dental students recommended fluoride toothpaste and mouthwash for fluoride therapy at home.

Permanent molar teeth are of great importance in the dental system and usually erupt without any complications at the age of 6-7 years. The aim of the present study was to determine parents’ awareness of eruption of the first permanent molar tooth and caries prevention methods in individuals referring to health centers in Qom city.
This cross-sectional study was performed on 259 parents referring to the health centers in Qom city using multistage cluster sampling. Data were collected using a questionnaire on awareness about the first permanent molar tooth and caries prevention methods. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistical indicators and Chi square test.
The mean age of the participants (±SD), were 37.40±8.62 and 60.6% of them, were female. Of the parents, 27.4% and 39% responded correctly to the questions about the age and the location of eruption of the first permanent molar tooth, respectively, and 27 and 40.5% of the participants were, respectively, were aware of fissure sealant method and fluoride therapy. There was a significant relationship between parental awareness of the age and location of first permanent molar eruption, and dental caries prevention methods with parent’s educational level and job. Parents with history of child dental visit in the recent year, had significantly higher awareness of the age, location of first permanent molar eruption, fissure sealant method, and fluoride therapy.
Based on the results of the present study, parents had low awareness of the first permanent molar eruption and had moderate awareness of fissure sealant method and fluoride therapy. Therefore, it is recommended to design appropriate training programs in order to improve parental knowledge about the age and location of the first permanent molar tooth eruption as well as the caries prevention methods

The aim of this study was to evaluate knowledge, attitudes and performance of primary students’ parents about preventive oral services and its relationship with their education in Shiraz.
This cross-sectional study was conducted on 400 parents of elementary students in Shiraz in 2015. A checklist was handed in to each student to take home to be completed by the parent(s). Knowledge was determined based on the percentage of correct responses, and the use of preventive oral services for children was considered as attitude. Data were analyzed with SPSS 17, using Pearson’s correlation coefficient, independent t-test and path analysis (p value A total of 400 subjects, including 95 fathers (23.8%), 290 mothers (72.5%) and 15 other people (3.8%), participated in this survey. The subjects’ knowledge score on preventive dental services was 46.3 ± 20.4 out of 100. Knowledge of parents exhibited a direct and significant correlation with their educational level (p value 0.05). Parents with more knowledge exhibited higher attitude levels (p value = 0.001).
This study showed that parental knowledge about preventive dental services was insufficient; therefore, it is recommended that their awareness be increased through educational programs.

Oral health programs in primary schools in Iran were extended by varnish fluoride therapy in 2015. Having a secured relation and cooperation between parents and schools is very important; while Parents’ knowledge and attitude could be strongly affective. The aim of this study was to shed light on the vague perceptions or beliefs that would prohibit parents to include their children in oral health program in Fardis, Karaj, Iran.
Methods and Materials: During this descriptive study randomly selected students’ mothers from elementary schools participated in group discussions, and shared the reasons and beliefs which would discourage them to enter their children into varnish fluoride therapy program. They also conversed about the sources of their beliefs. A list of the data were developed and used for data analysis.
Results illustrated wide variety of perceptions, rouging from “No need to do varnish fluoride therapy in schools” to “Fluoride can be cancerous”. Some other statements included “Developed countries don’t have such programs” and “Fluoride Therapy can harm the kids”; however, the most common beliefs amongst mothers were “Fluoride Therapy decreases kids’ intelligence”. Furthermore, dentists, social media, and online Search Engines were the main sources of mothers’ knowledge.
Discussion and Dentists can have an essential rule on oral health education, and the oral health of the community can hugely benefit from appropriate program and continuous education. Never the less this requires great attention from related authorities.

The control patterns and policies of dental caries have been changed from treatment to preventive services. The purpose of this study was to determine practice of general dentists on preventive dental services in Tehran
A cross sectional descriptive-analytic study was designed and a self assessment questionnaire was developed on different aspects of preventive dentistry. It was given to general dentists participated in General Dental Practitioners Congress in Tehran and 290 of them filled and gave it back. Data was analyzed by SPSS software by linear regression.
Findings showed 19 dentists did not provide any health education to their patients while 133 (46.3%) presented it less than 5 minutes and 101 samples gave it 5 to 10 m. The most used subjects of health instructions were flossing (n=271, 93.4%), and tooth brushing (n=265, 91.4%). More than 72% of samples have done fluoride therapy always or occasionally for children. Almost one-fifth of them did not accept children for treatment. The dentists accepted kids presented more health instructions.
According to this study, the practice and attitudes of the participated general dentists regarding preventive dentistry services were appropriate, but it is established that training can be done for children. It showed that dentists, who accepted children for treatment, provide health education more than others. Therefore the issue of health education, and emphasizing its presentation, should be the first priority of all continuing education programs.