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Volume 4 Issue 6 (November - December, 2016)

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A DIRECT CO-RELATION OF MATERNAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ORAL HEALTH ON DENTAL CARIES INCIDENCE IN CHILDREN- AN ORIGINAL STUDY
Sonam Shah, Reet Kaur, Swapnil Kadam, Dakshay Brahmbhatt, Rimi Kachhadia, Anshul Shah

Introduction: Infants and young children are under obligation to spend their early life years with their legal guardians, and in most cases, the legal guardian and the primary caretaker is the mother of the child. Hence, it is easy to perceive a direct co-relation of maternal knowledge about oral health on dental caries incidence in children. The core aim of the article is to shed some light on this direct co-relation. Aim: To evaluate and analyze direct co-relation of maternal knowledge about oral health on dental caries incidence in children. Such a directed study will help develop and devise better medium to impart knowledge to the mothers regarding the oral health care of the kids. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conceded out on 2750children within the age group of 7 years. A well organized and meticulously structured questionnaire, cleared and approved by the ethical committee, was presented to the mothers. The questionnaire which was framed was poised of a set of 15 specific questions. Results: The investigation very markedly disclosed that there is staunch and direct co-relation of maternal knowledge about oral health on dental caries incidence in children. Conclusion: The study was attempted to perceive a direct co-relation of maternal knowledge about oral health on dental caries incidence in children. It is an issue of extreme precedence, and hence, the advancement and employment of sizable health education programs for pregnant mothers must be considered.
Keywords: Direct Co-Relation, Oral Health, Children, Questionnaire, Maternal Knowledge.

Corresponding Author: Dr. Anshul Shah, B.D.S., Ahmedabad Dental College and Hospital, Ahmedabad

This article may be cited as: Shah S, Kaur R,  Kadam S,  Brahmbhatt D,  Kachhadia R,  Shah A. A direct co-relation of maternal knowledge about oral health on dental caries incidence in children: An original study. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2016;4(6):34-37.

 
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