Knowledge and Attitudes of Pregnant Women with and without Children about Fluoride and Herbal Toothpastes

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dc.authoridÇelik, Zeynep Ceren/0000-0002-6900-2632
dc.authorwosidÇelik, Zeynep Ceren/AAW-9821-2021
dc.contributor.authorCelik, Zeynep Ceren
dc.contributor.authorCubukcu, Cigdem Elbek
dc.contributor.authorCelik, Halil
dc.contributor.authorAta, Gul Dinc
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-19T14:46:17Z
dc.date.available2024-05-19T14:46:17Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentİstinye Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: Objective: Pregnant women may be vulnerable to dental caries due to their inability to fully implement oral hygiene practices. Toothpastes are main component of oral hygiene and the most important tool for the primary prevention of caries. The study aimed to examine the knowledge and attitudes of pregnant women with children (PC) and without children (PNC) about fluoride and herbal toothpastes.Methods: A self-administered and validated 20-item questionnaire was completed by a total of 219 pregnant participants, 85 PC and 134 PNC. Statistical analyses were performed using the SciPy v1.2.3. program.Results: Most of the PC (57.65%; 69.41%) and PNC (72.39%; 47.76%) participants responded with no idea when asked about fluoride sources and the optimal amount of fluoride added to tap water by local health authorities (p= .006). The majority of the PC (62.4%) and the PNC (47.0%) had no preference for herbal toothpastes during pregnancy (p= .03). In addition, 86.6% of the PNC showed low knowledge about the nonfluoride content of herbal toothpastes (p= .023). While 51.5% of the PNC responded with no idea about a preference for herbal toothpastes for their children, 56.47% of the PC stated that they might not prefer using herbal toothpastes for their children's routine oral hygiene.Conclusion: The findings show that both PC and PNC participants had little knowledge of toothpastes and their contents. Considering that toothpastes are the most common self-applied oral hygiene tools, knowledge and awareness of fluoride and herbal toothpastes should be raised via antenatal programs.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1059505
dc.identifier.endpage121en_US
dc.identifier.issn2459-1459
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage114en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid1162625en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1059505
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/1162625
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12713/5486
dc.identifier.volume13en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000960484800015en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizinen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMarmara Univ, Inst Health Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofClinical and Experimental Health Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.snmz20240519_kaen_US
dc.subjectPregnant Womenen_US
dc.subjectToothpastesen_US
dc.subjectKnowledgeen_US
dc.subjectFluoridesen_US
dc.subjectHerbalen_US
dc.titleKnowledge and Attitudes of Pregnant Women with and without Children about Fluoride and Herbal Toothpastesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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