Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine oral health knowledge in parents of cerebral palsy (CP) children, and the parents’ attitude to oral health of their CP children. METHODS: A self-administered questionnaire was utilized to collect the required information from the parents. One hundred and six parents, 73 (68.9%) mothers, and 33 (31.1%) fathers completed the questionnaire between April and June 2006 in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. RESULTS: All (100%) the parents thought that good oral health was important for maintaining optimum general health. Most (95.3%) of the parents believed that they can maintain good dental health in their CP children by supervising their children’s tooth brushing, reducing sugary food intake and making regular visits to a dentist. A significantly high (p=0.005) percentage of high education parents (96.8%) had heard of fluoride as compared with low education parents (79.5%). CONCLUSION: The overall oral health knowledge and attitude of parents of CP children is satisfactory.
Article Type
Research Article
First Page
306
Last Page
311
Recommended Citation
Wyne, Amjad H.
(2007)
"Oral health knowledge in parents of Saudi cerebral palsy children,"
Neurosciences: Vol. 12:
Iss.
4, Article 8.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/1658-3183.1530