Prediction of nursery school‐aged children who refuse fluoride varnish administration in a community setting: a Childsmile investigation

Humphris, Gerry; Zhou, Yuefang

doi:10.1111/ipd.12068

Cited by 7 publications

(5 citation statements)

References 27 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Further, the use of unreliable and poor quality information on websites about fluoride treatments may cause unfavorable outcomes as parents may use this information to determine whether to pursue fluoride treatments for their children. For example, hesitancy and refusal to use fluoride has been noted among caregivers as fluoride safety is a significant concern among this demographic; 15,25 and this phenomenon is similar to the opposition of some caregivers to vaccinations. A consequence is that many children do not benefit from the preventive effects of fluoride even though fluoride is safe.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Florür ve internet: halkın kullanımına sunulan çevrimiçi bilgilerin değerlendirmesi

TARAN

Bakkal

MAMMADLİ

2022

Acta Odontologica Turcica

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

OBJECTIVE: Obtaining information online in health-related issues is becoming increasingly important among patients and parents. Parents are concerned about their children's fluoride use and tend to search on the internet. In this regard, the aim of this study is to assess the reliability, quality, accessibility, and readability of websites giving information on fluoride treatment. MATERIALS AND METHOD: Two search terms, "fluoride treatment for kids" and "is fluoride varnish safe?", were entered into the search engines of both Google and Yahoo, and the first 50 websites were saved. After excluding duplicate sites, promotional product sites, blogs/forums, news and articles, the remaining websites were evaluated. The DISCERN and LIDA tools were used to assess reliability, quality, and usability of websites. The accessibility of websites was assessed with AChecker tool while the readability was assessed with FRES instrument. RESULTS: Of the 200 websites saved, 94 were suitable for inclusion. The mean total DISCERN score was 53±11.2 of a possible total of 80 (66%). With the LIDA instrument, the average score for reliability was 11.8±3.9 of a possible total of 27 (43%) while the average score for usability was 31.2±7 of a possible total of 54 (58%). The mean total AChecker score was 21.8±37 and the mean FRES score was 57.7± 11.6 (of a possible total of 100) indicating a level of fairly difficult to read.CONCLUSION: Information about fluoride on the internet is easily accessible although the reliability and quality were highly variable. The readability of websites should be improved to be more understandable.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Florür ve internet: halkın kullanımına sunulan çevrimiçi bilgilerin değerlendirmesi

TARAN

Bakkal

MAMMADLİ

2022

Acta Odontologica Turcica

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…36 Unfortunately, DFA still creates significant barriers for children to have appropriate dental care. [37][38][39] Consequently, children with DFA are not as likely to benefit from the advances in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of dental caries now available. 40 During the last 50 years, DFA in children has been managed through the use of behaviour management strategies, such as 'tell-show-do', which is well-accepted, but has little evidence to support its effectiveness; or children have been referred to specialist services for pharmacological interventions.…”

Section: Greater Insights Into Children's Dental Fear and Anxietymentioning

confidence: 99%

Fifty years of progress in paediatric dentistry

et al. 2023

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Progress in paediatric dentistry over the last half a century has been evident across all areas of the speciality. This article highlights significant changes in the diagnosis, prevention and management of dental caries, traumatic dental injuries, developmental enamel defects, tooth erosion, dental fear and anxiety and safeguarding children. The dedication of clinicians and researchers along with advances in material science and technology have supported this progress. We discuss the importance of working with those both within and outside of the specialty in order to collaborate to improve children’s oral health. There have been significant strides in the provision of child-centred holistic care and research. Reviewing the advancements made over this period has set a high precedent for making further progress within paediatric dentistry over the next 50 years. CPD/Clinical Relevance: Knowledge of key advances in the field of paediatric dentistry will facilitate good diagnosis and treatment of younger patients.

show abstract

“…Even though fluoride is effective and safe, recent data showed that 13% of parents refused fluoride treatments for their child during a preventive dental or medical visit((D'Hoore and Van Nieuwenhuysen, 1992)). Even more parents are fluoride hesitant, meaning that they may accept fluoride for their children but have unresolved concerns ((Humphris and Zhou, 2014)). These findings are of concern because fluoride is one of the few preventive treatments available for caries prevention( (Zhou, Forbes and Humphris, 2013)).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Topical Fluoride application among Pediatric outpatients - A retrospective study

2021

cibg

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Widespread use of fluoride has been a major factor towards the decline in both the prevalence and severity of dental caries in economically developed countries. Fluorides prevent tooth decay by promoting remineralization and inhibiting demineralization of enamel. It is recommended as part of a comprehensive tooth decay prevention program. The growing number of parents who refuse topical fluoride in clinical practice warrants attention from dental professionals and the scientific community. The goal of this research is to know the level of acceptance of fluoride treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the acceptance of topical fluoride application among pediatric dental patients. A retrospective study was conducted using the patient records from Saveetha Dental College, Chennai from June 2019 -April 2020. The study population included pediatric patients with dental caries, selected by non-probability purposive sampling. Data was collected and then subjected to statistical analysis. Microsoft Excel 2016 (Microsoft office 10) data spreadsheet was used to collect data and later exported to SPSS IBM (version 20.0). Descriptive statistics and chi square test were employed with a level of significance set at p<0.05. It has been concluded that the overall acceptance of fluoride application was 20.72%, among which 80.34% of the patients preferred fluoride gel and 19.66% preferred fluoride varnish. Children between 6-13 years of age and children with higher dental caries, especially males, had a more favourable level of acceptance.Thus the most parental acceptance was noticed only after progression of decay in children. There is a paramount need to educate the parents and caregivers about the importance of topical fluoride application as a preventive measure in preventing caries and progression of decay in children.

show abstract

Prediction of nursery school‐aged children who refuse fluoride varnish administration in a community setting: a Childsmile investigation

Abstract: Initial anxiety behaviour, previous varnish experience, and not using praise by the nursing staff predicted fluoride varnish application refusal.

Cited by 7 publications

References 27 publications

Florür ve internet: halkın kullanımına sunulan çevrimiçi bilgilerin değerlendirmesi

Florür ve internet: halkın kullanımına sunulan çevrimiçi bilgilerin değerlendirmesi

Fifty years of progress in paediatric dentistry

Topical Fluoride application among Pediatric outpatients - A retrospective study

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About