@Article{
AUTHOR = {Cărămidă, Mariana Cărămidă and Dumitrache, Mihaela Adina Dumitrache and Părlătescu, Ioanina Părlătescu and Pîrvu, Cristina Pîrvu and Tribuș, Laura Tribuș},
TITLE = {Parents’ Knowledge and Behavior Regarding Fluoride Use for Their Children},
JOURNAL = {Timisoara Medical Journal},
VOLUME = {2021},
YEAR = {2021},
NUMBER = {1},
PAGES = {0--0},
URL = {https://www.tmj.ro/article/2021/1/141},
ISSN = {1583-526X},
ABSTRACT = {(1) Background: Parents need an increased level of awareness regarding the role of fluoride in maintaining optimal oral health of their children. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the level of parents’ knowledge and behavior towards fluoride administration in children. (2) Methods: an online self-administered Google Forms questionnaire was used. (3) Results: 73.97% did not administer fluoride products to their children. From 16 parents who have given their child local fluoride products, 15.06% made it on the recommendation of the dentist. In total, 71.23% did not know exactly the importance of using fluoride for optimal oral health of the child. In total, 63.01% did not know the possible side effects of excess fluoride. (4) Conclusions: The dentist has an important role to educate the parents and also their children on the appropriate use of fluoride at home and in dental offices, explaining to them the benefits it brings for optimal oral health status and to motivate patients for adequate oral hygiene, proper diet and regular check-ups.},
DOI = {10.35995/tmj20210101}
}