Assessment of Saudi parent's awareness towards space maintainers at Alkharj city: A cross-sectional study

Alduraihim, Hamad Sulaiman; Alsulami, Sultan R; Alotaibi, Saud Z; El‐Patal, Mohamed Abd‐Ellatif; Gowdar, Inderjit Murugendrappa; Chandrappa, Praveen N

doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1146_19

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“…The vast majority of parents were unaware that space maintainers help in the emergence of permanent teeth. Similarly, 73.7 percent were unsure when to utilize them, which was also reported by a previous study [6].…”

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confidence: 78%

“…Parents should be exposed to the financial benefits of space maintainers as well, by educating the parents about the cost benefits of manufacturing a space maintainer compared to the cost of an orthodontic appliance. It is important to improve parents' attitudes regarding the maintenance of space maintainers [6]. This will be achieved by increasing parents' awareness and knowledge regarding the beneficial function of space maintainers.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Parent’s Awareness of the Importance of Space Maintainers in Riyadh; A Cross-Sectional Study

AlMotawah¹,

Thani²,

Qudrah³

et al. 2022

Arch Pharm Pract

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Parents' understanding of the dental therapy to retain the deciduous tooth space may influence treatment plans. Parents should be made aware of the consequences of such matters through comprehensive educational initiatives, as well as the preventive measures that can be taken for children during primary or early mixed dentition, as well as the importance of space maintainers in preventing space loss and a variety of malocclusions. To minimize exposure due to COVID-19, data was gathered in Riyadh, through a questionnaire utilizing Google forms and sent to guardians electronically by sending it to their devices. Inclusion criteria include healthy children aged 4 to 12 years old, except special needs children. The majority of parents said their kids didn't lose any teeth because of caries and don't know what'd happen if space is ignored. The majority of them thought adjacent teeth will tilt if there'd be no space maintainers. A high proportion had never heard about space maintainers and their dentists also didn't advise those regarding maintainers. The awareness level about space maintainers among Parents living in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is low and a lesser percentage know about the space maintainers. Dentists are not creating awareness about the importance of space maintainers and the drawbacks associated with leaving a space between teeth empty, without a space maintainer in case of tooth loss.

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confidence: 78%

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Parent’s Awareness of the Importance of Space Maintainers in Riyadh; A Cross-Sectional Study

AlMotawah¹,

Thani²,

Qudrah³

et al. 2022

Arch Pharm Pract

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“…Similarly, 73.7% did not know when to use space maintainers. Confirming our findings, knowledge of space maintainers and space management among Saudi parents is deficient [ 22 ].…”

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confidence: 53%

Assessment of Parental Knowledge towards Space Maintainer as an Essential Intervention after Premature Extraction of Primary Teeth

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This study assessed parents’ knowledge about space maintainers as an interceptive strategy after premature loss of primary teeth. Methods and Material: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based descriptive study was conducted on a sample of 600 parents; 456 (76%) were females, and 144 (24%) were males, recruited from an outpatient dental clinic at Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire consisted of two sections; the first section collected sociodemographic data of participants, and the second section gathered parental knowledge of space maintainers. The research ethics committee granted ethical approval, and informed consent was obtained before participation. Results: 600 parents participated in this study. The total mean knowledge score regarding space maintainers was 7.97 ± 3.38. The mean knowledge score was 7.06 ± 2.99 for male parents and 8.26 ± 3.45 for female parents. The difference in the mean knowledge score between female and male parents was statistically significant (p < 0.001). Additionally, there was a statistically significant difference in the knowledge score and parents’ age groups, with parents having the highest knowledge in the 30–40 age group (p = 0.0197). There was a positive correlation between knowledge scores and the number of children. Parents with one child showed less knowledge than those with two to four children (p = 0.0121). Conclusions: Participants’ knowledge regarding space maintainers was 49.8%, which is considered inadequate. It was deemed essential to increase knowledge among parents about space maintainers as an interceptive approach after premature loss of primary teeth.

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“…A study by (Linjawi et al, 2016), reported that awareness of parents in KSA was at a minimum (28 percent ) which was on the line with (Alduraihim et al, 2020). where the researchers noted that Saudi Arabian parents had relatively low knowledge (Alduraihim et al, 2020), conducted a study in Alkharj city and reported 82.1 percent of mother &father were unaware of space maintainers and had not received any information about them, 43.7 percent of parents had no personal experience with a child's missing deciduous teeth, and 78.4 percent of parents were unsure whether space maintainers help with the eruption of permanent dentition (Alduraihim et al, 2020). In Dammam city, Out of 200 parents, 18.5 percent were knowledgeable of space maintainers, their application, maintenance, and advantages (Al Meedani et al, 2020).…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Previous literature in Saudi Arabia showed that the level of awareness of parents about the factors related to space maintainers in their children's oral cavities is inadequate, whereas the level of satisfaction of their children with space maintainers is good, with the highest satisfaction rate, with band-and-loop space maintainers (Shamsaddin et al, 2019). A study by (Linjawi et al, 2016), reported that awareness of parents in KSA was at a minimum (28 percent ) which was on the line with (Alduraihim et al, 2020). where the researchers noted that Saudi Arabian parents had relatively low knowledge (Alduraihim et al, 2020), conducted a study in Alkharj city and reported 82.1 percent of mother &father were unaware of space maintainers and had not received any information about them, 43.7 percent of parents had no personal experience with a child's missing deciduous teeth, and 78.4 percent of parents were unsure whether space maintainers help with the eruption of permanent dentition (Alduraihim et al, 2020).…”

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Saudi population knowledge and awareness about orthodontic space maintainers

Marghalani¹,

Alomairy²,

Alahmadi³

et al. 2022

Medical Science

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Background: Premature loss of deciduous teeth results in arch discrepancy, crowding, permanent tooth impaction, midline shift, and thereafter function impairment. Due to these reasons, we need a "space maintainer" which is an appliance utilized to maintain a space in a certain arch that had previously been filled by a tooth or more. The purpose of our study was to determine if the Saudi populace has adequate knowledge and awareness of the necessity of space maintainers. Methodology: A population-based cross-sectional survey was conducted in different regions of Saudi Arabia from January 2020 until November 2021. An online questionnaire was used; collect data in Saudi Arabia with a sample size consisting of 690 Saudi adults. Microsoft Office Word Software program (2020) for windows was used to data entry. Data was shifted to the (SPSS) program to be statistically analyzed. Results: The study sample consisted of 690 participants. 16.4% of study sample were males and 83.6% were females. 51.3% aged between 20-30 years old. 54.9% of all participants take their children to the dental clinic twice a year, 16.8% every year and 21% only if there's a problem with the child. Only 27.5% or our participants knew space maintainers. Conclusion: Finally, there was a lack of knowledge and awareness of space maintainers among the Saudi people.Parents should be urged to clean their children's teeth in order to avoid the development of dental caries and the premature loss of primary teeth.

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Assessment of Saudi parent's awareness towards space maintainers at Alkharj city: A cross-sectional study

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Assessment of Parental Knowledge towards Space Maintainer as an Essential Intervention after Premature Extraction of Primary Teeth

Saudi population knowledge and awareness about orthodontic space maintainers

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Assessment of Saudi parent's awareness towards space maintainers at Alkharj city: A cross-sectional study

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Parent&rsquo;s Awareness of the Importance of Space Maintainers in Riyadh; A Cross-Sectional Study

Parent&rsquo;s Awareness of the Importance of Space Maintainers in Riyadh; A Cross-Sectional Study

Assessment of Parental Knowledge towards Space Maintainer as an Essential Intervention after Premature Extraction of Primary Teeth

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Parent’s Awareness of the Importance of Space Maintainers in Riyadh; A Cross-Sectional Study

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