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What do Parents Know About Space Maintainers

NCT06162754 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 600

Last updated 2023-12-08

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Summary

Space maintainers are frequently used to prevent malocclusion problems in early primary tooth loss. Oral health literacy is defined as the capacity of individuals to learn, understand and evaluate basic oral health information. It is considered that parents' awareness of space maintainers may be affected by various factors such as their demographic characteristics and oral health literacy. The aim was to evaluate the relationship between variables by determining parents' awareness of space maintainers and their oral health literacy.

Conditions

  • Oral Health
  • Dental Caries in Children
  • Tooth Loss

Interventions

OTHER

A questionnaire and TREALD scales were applied to parents.

The survey, which included questions about sociodemographic characteristics and space maintainer awareness, was administered to parents face to face. Then, parents' oral health literacy levels were measured with TREALD-30 and TREALD-30A scales.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sema AYDINOGLU · Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-08-30
Primary Completion
2022-10-30
Completion
2022-12-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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