Nível de conhecimento dos pais com relação à cárie dentária.

• Autor(a) principal: Rodrigues, Alessandro Márcio Néris
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Tipo de documento: Trabalho de conclusão de curso
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFRN
• Texto Completo: https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/39185
• topic: Cárie dentária; Educação em odontologia; Saúde bucal

Knowledge about Dental caries is very important to know the correct way to prevent it and the risks that it can bring to the health not only of children but of all individuals in general and also the benefits which can be obtained by performing a proper oral hygiene. The role of parents is of utmost importance when it comes to oral health of their children , it is through these that the children are mirrored in relation to habits and customs. The study aimed to precisely analyze the knowledge of parents with regard to aspects of dental caries , for this it conducted a questionnaire containing 12 questions with aspects related to dental caries and oral health. The type of analytical quantitative study was cross-sectional sample size was 40 parents of both genders surveyed in CMEI - Proª Frances Célia Martins in the neighborhood of Our Lady of the Presentation. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics . The results showed that the majority of parents (72.5 %) responded be caries disease and 77.5 % believes that plaque is a group of bacteria on the tooth surface . 82.5 % believe that the card can be removed only by scraping with instruments made by the dentist. Another major part of parents (82.5 %) responded that a good brush would be one that has soft bristles and a small head . Regarding the right amount of toothpaste for brushing, only 40% of respondents to be the size of a grain of beans while 47% believe that the ideal amount is one that covers the entire brush. With respect to the function of the fluorine, the majority (62.5%) believes that the same serves to prevent decay. With regard to milk tooth, 52.5% of respondents believe it should be restored, since 87.5% of respondents answered that to be born a permanent tooth it takes to fall a milk tooth. Regarding the brushing of their children, the vast majority (90%) answered that it is made jointly by parents and children. Regarding the diet, 65% of parents responded that their children do not use a diet high in sweets. With regard to knowledge initiatives at school, 60% of respondents said that there are such initiatives at school and 40% answered that does not exist. The question in which respondents were asked about their opinions about what can be done to promote oral health in school, 23 of 40 respondents or 57.5% of parents said they would like the presence of a health professional (Dentist) in school, 13 people or 32.5% of respondents said they would like lectures and meetings with parents at school. The rest had only opinions. One ( 01) interviewed said they would like to see a partnership between government and health institutions so that there was compliance with offices in school , another respondent would like to see social activities at school , another said he would like scavenger hunts and theaters were held to the promotion of oral health in school, and, finally , another replied that want it implemented a health discipline in childhood. And that was always supervised brushing at school. The study he concluded that even with some uncertainty and doubts while answering the questionnaire, parents demonstrated a good knowledge regarding dental caries and oral health.