A survey of parents of preschool children on their perception of bad oral habits

CONCLUSIONS: Parents' awareness of bad oral habits is not high, and parents' educational background is a risk factor for parents' awareness of bad oral habits. It is necessary to improve parents' awareness of oral habits, strengthen health education of bad oral habits, especially for parents with special signs, and improve the attention to oral health care, to achieve early detection, early prevention, early treatment and timely treatment, so as to prevent the occurrence and development of malocclusion.PMID:38583034
Source: Shanghai Journal of Stomatology - Category: Dentistry Authors: Source Type: research