THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARENTAL BEHAVIOR IN MAINTAINING DENTAL HEALTH AND DENTAL CARIES EXPERIENCE IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
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Objective: The high prevalence of dental caries among preschool children in Indonesia and the central role of parental behavior in maintaining children’s oral health form the background of this study. The aim was to analyze the relationship between parents’ oral health maintenance behavior and the experience of permanent dental caries (DMFT) in preschool children in Sidoarjo City. Methods: This research employed a descriptive analytic design with a cross-sectional approach involving 30 children aged 3–6 years and 30 parents selected through total sampling. Parental behavior was assessed using a questionnaire, while children’s caries experience was evaluated using a DMFT index adapted for children. Data were analyzed univariately to describe respondents’ characteristics and bivariately using Spearman’s correlation test to examine the relationship between parental behavior and caries experience. Results: The results showed that most parents had a moderate level of oral health maintenance behavior, and most children’s permanent dental caries experience was in the moderate category. Spearman’s test revealed a strong and significant positive correlation between parental behavior and children’s permanent dental caries experience (p=0.003; r=0.78), indicating that poorer parental oral health behavior is associated with higher caries levels in children. Novelty: The study concludes that there is a strong relationship between parents’ oral health maintenance behavior and permanent dental caries experience in preschool children; therefore, educational interventions targeting parents need to be strengthened to reduce the burden of caries in children.
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