| Abstract | Cilj: Oralno zdravlje važna je sastavnica ukupnog zdravlja i važan čimbenik ukupne kvalitete života. Na oralno zdravlje djece utječe velik broj čimbenika među kojima su opće zdravstveno stanje, dob djeteta, način ishrane, oralna higijena, provođenje preventivnih mjera, socioekonomski status obitelji i drugi. Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je dokazati da roditelji u Splitu nemaju odgovarajuće znanje o oralnom zdravlju nihove djece i da ih prekasno odvode doktoru dentalne medicine te da djeca predškolske dobi najčešće posjećuju doktora dentalne medicine kada već imaju neki problem u usnoj šupljini.
Materijal i metode: U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 249 roditelja djece predškolske dobi koja pohađaju četiri dječja vrtića na području grada Splita. Prosječna dob djece bila je 5 godina (3-8 godina), od kojih je 97 (39,0%) djece bilo u dobnoj skupini od 3-4 godine, a 152 (61,0%) djece u dobnoj skupini od 5 godina i više. Osnovni instrument istraživanja bio je upitnik za roditelje u kojem smo dobili podatke o informiranosti roditelja o prevenciji oralnih bolesti te o prehrambenim i oralno-higijenskim navikama njihove djece.
Rezultati: Ukupno 202 (81,1%) roditelja su potvrdno odgovorili na pitanje je li njihovo dijete ikad posjetilo doktora dentalne medicine, dok je njih 47 (18,9%) odgovorilo negativno. Prosječna dob u kojoj je većina djece prvi put posjetila doktora dentalne medicine bila je 3,5 godine. Samo 5 djece (2%) je doktora dentalne medicine posjetilo u preporučeno vrijeme, s godinu dana. Čak 47 djece (18,9%) od njih 249 nikada nije posjetilo doktora dentalne medicine. 75 roditelja (30,2%) odgovorilo je da je njihovo dijete imalo karijes, a sanirane zube prema odgovorima roditelja imalo je 109 (44,3%) predškolske djece. U dijelu upitnika o prehrambenim navikama predškolske djece rezultati su pokazali kako 51,4% djece jede grickalice i slatkiše svaki dan, a njih 81,4% pije zaslađene napitke svaki dan. Rezultati su pokazali da značajno više djece starije dobne skupine samostalno peru zube, u usporedbi s mlađom djecom (65,1% vs. 37,1% djece, P<0,001).
Zaključak: Ovim istraživanjem dokazali smo da je stupanj oralne higijene i svijesti o oralnom zdravlju predškolske djece u gradu Splitu nezadovoljavajući. Roditelji prvi put odvode svoju djecu doktoru dentalne medicine kasnije od preporučene dobi, a najčešći razlog odlaska doktoru dentalne medicine bio je kontrolni pregled, no veliki broj djece odlazi doktoru dentalne medicine zbog karijesa i boli. |
| Abstract (english) | Objectives: Oral health is an important component of overall health and an important factor in the overall quality of life. The children`s oral health is affected by a number of factors including the general state of health, the child's age, diet, oral hygiene, applied preventive measures, socio-economic status of the family and others. The aim of this study was to present that parents in Split do not have adequate knowledge about oral health of their children, including dietary, preventive and oral hygiene measures.
Material and methods: There were 249 parents of preschool children in four kindergartens in the city of Split were included in this study. Children were 3-8 years old, of whom 97 (39.0 %) were children at the age of 3-4 and 152 (61.0 %) children at the age of 5 and above. Basic research instrument was a questionnaire for parents from which we received information about how well they were informed about the prevention of oral diseases and the dietary and hygienic habits of their children.
Results: The results of our study showed that according to the questionnaire 202 (81.1%) preschool children visited a dentist in the age of 3.5 years. Only 5 children (2%) visited dentist at the recommended age of one. 18.9% of children in this study never visited a dentist. Even 75 parents (30.2%) answered that their child had caries, and partially or totally restored teeth had 109 (44.3%) of included children. According to the questions about dietary habits of preschool children, our results showed that 51.4% of children ate snacks and drunk sweet beverages every day. Our results also showed that significantlly more older preschool children (≥ 5 years old) in comparison to the younger preschool children (3-4 years old) brush their teeth without parents' assisstance (65.1% vs. 37.1% children, P<0.001).
Conclusion: This study demonstrated that the level of oral hygiene and awareness of oral health of preschool children in Split are unsatisfactory. Parents take their children to the dentist later than the recommended age. The most common reason for the dental visit among preschool children was regular check-up and caries. |
