Perception of fluoride ingestion by dental brushing in Colombian children
Keywords:
Dental fluorosis, toothpaste, brushing, lacantsAbstract
Objective: To describe the parents perception on the fluoride ingestion with theuse of dental brushing in the children residents in the city of Cartagena de Indias.
Methods: Study universe included al parents residents in the city above mentioned
whose children were aged 1-5. Sample included 420 subjects. A structural
questionnaire was used headed by the participants allowing measurement of clichés
related to the use of toothpastes ans brushes. Also, the gender and the
socioeconomic status were took into account. Data were analyzed by frequency
tests with 95 % CI. For statistical significance we used the X2. Results: The 88 %
of parents polled refers on the use of toothpaste brushing. Mean age of brushing is
of 2.3 years (SD= 1.6). The 46 % use toothbrush twice a day, the more used
toothpaste is that of adult persons. Most of polled confirms that children has
ingested the toothpaste during brushing. Regarding the bivariant analysis there
were differences between he brushing with toothpaste and the age (p= 0.0001)
and with stratus (p= 0.04). Also, the type of toothpaste with age (p= 0.0001) and
the quantity of toothpaste used according to age (p= 0.0001) and the stratum (p=
0.01). Conclusions: On note not much favourable associated with toothpaste
brushing, which may account for ingestion of significant amounts of fluoride harmful for health.
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