TY  - EJOU
AU  - Cărămidă, C. Mariana
AU  - Dumitrache, D. Mihaela Adina
AU  - Părlătescu, P. Ioanina
AU  - Pîrvu, P. Cristina
AU  - Tribuș, T. Laura
TI  - Parents’ Knowledge and Behavior Regarding Fluoride Use for Their Children
T2  - Timisoara Medical Journal

PY  - 2021
VL  - 2021
IS  - 1
SN  - 1583-526X

AB  - (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.
KW  - fluoride
KW  - knowledge
KW  - children
KW  - parent’s opinion
DO  - 10.35995/tmj20210101