Supervision methods in tooth brushing by mothers on their children in relation to the caries rate among the mothers and their children

• Main Authors: Mohd Kenali, Norzaiti, Maw, Tin, Mohd Yusof, N. A., Nor Shakiman, N. B.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English; English; English
• Published: Elsevier 2019
• Subjects: RK Dentistry
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/78155/1/78155%20Supervision%20methods%20in%20tooth%20brushing.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/78155/2/78155%20Supervision%20methods%20in%20tooth%20brushing%20SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/78155/3/78155%20Supervision%20methods%20in%20tooth%20brushing%20WOS%20Part%203.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/78155/4/78155%20Supervision%20methods%20in%20tooth%20brushing%20WOS%20Part%204.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/78155/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214785319314920

Children aged 6 and below need supervision by their parents during tooth brushing. 40 children aged 4 and 5 together with their mothers were selected from IIUM Educare, Kuantan. They were assessed clinically for their caries status by using DMFT/dmft index. 57.5% of the mothers supervised their ch...