Table 4.
Caries experience (dmft) and parents’ knowledge/attitudes of the child’s oral health
| Parents’ knowledge/attitude of the child’s oral health(%, N) | Primary teeth dmft (SD) |
Permanent teeth dmft (SD) |
|---|---|---|
| Teeth are born good or bad, no correlation with the protection | ||
| Agree (7.0 %, 92) | 2.13 (2.65) | 0.43 (0.79) |
| Disagree (64.7 %, 856) | 2.67 (3.02) | 0.46 (0.86) |
| Unknown (28.3 %, 375) | 3.01 (3.07) | 0.37 (0.80) |
| Oral health is important to life | ||
| Agree (78.2 %, 1034) | 2.70 (3.00) | 0.47 (0.85) |
| Disagree (2.0 %, 26) | 2.73 (3.42) | 0.23 (0.65) |
| Unknown (19.9 %, 263) | 2.90 (3.06) | 0.33 (0.79) |
| It is important to protect the first permanent teeth of children | ||
| Agree (47.2 %, 625) | 2.69 (3.09) | 0.47 (0.87) |
| Disagree (4.6 %, 61) | 1.93 (2.54) | 0.36 (0.78) |
| Unknown (48.2 %, 637) | 2.85 (2.98) | 0.41 (0.81) |
| No need to treat the bad primary teeth | ||
| Agree (11.0 %, 145) | 2.29 (2.74) | 0.48 (0.86) |
| Disagree (52.5 %, 695) | 2.69 (3.05) | 0.48 (0.88) |
| Unknown (36.5 %, 483) | 2.93 (3.04) | 0.37 (0.75) |
| Pit and fissure sealant can prevent dental caries of children | ||
| Agree (14.6 %, 193) | 2.88 (3.20) | 0.54 (0.97) |
| Disagree (16.6 %, 220) | 2.40 (3.02) | 0.50 (0.90) |
| Unknown (68.8 %, 910) | 2.79 (2.97) | 0.40 (0.78) |
| Tooth brushing twice a day can protect teeth | ||
| Agree (70.4 %, 931) | 2.74 (3.05) | 0.47 (0.86) |
| Disagree (4.5 %, 59) | 2.31 (2.43) | 0.54 (1.01) |
| Unknown (25.2 %, 333) | 2.80 (3.02) | 0.33 (0.73) |