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NCT Number: NCT06162754

What do Parents Know About Space Maintainers

Space maintainers are frequently used to prevent malocclusion problems in early primary tooth loss. Oral health literacy is defined as the capacity of individuals to learn, understand and evaluate basic oral health information. It is considered that parents' awareness of space maintainers may be affected by various factors such as their demographic characteristics and oral health literacy. The aim was to evaluate the relationship between variables by determining parents' awareness of space maintainers and their oral health literacy.

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Key information

Conditions

Oral Health Dental Caries Dental Caries in Children Mouth Diseases Periodontal Diseases Stomatognathic Diseases Tooth Demineralization Tooth Diseases Tooth Loss

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital, Rize, Turkey (Türkiye)

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About this study

This cross-sectional study included 600 children and their parents. The survey, which included questions about sociodemographic characteristics and space maintainer awareness, was administered to parents face to face. Then, parents' oral health literacy levels were measured with TREALD-30 and TREALD-30A scales.

Who can participate

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients who did not require urgent treatment,
  • Who did not use medication for psychiatric reasons,
  • Who did not have any mental illness were included.

Exclusion criteria

  • Those who did not meet the inclusion criteria were excluded from the study.

Treatment and study plan

A questionnaire and TREALD scales were applied to parents.

Other

The survey, which included questions about sociodemographic characteristics and space maintainer awareness, was administered to parents face to face. Then, parents' oral health literacy levels were measured with TREALD-30 and TREALD-30A scales.

Primary outcomes

  1. the knowledge about space maintainers of the parents

    Time frame: for three months from the beginning of the study

    15 questions that evaluates the awareness about space maintainers of parents was applied face to face.

  2. oral health literacy of the parents

    Time frame: for three months from the beginning of the study

    Oral health literacy of parents was assessed using the Turkish Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Dentistry (TREALD-30 ) scale.

  3. oral health literacy of the parents assessed by TREALD-30A scale

    Time frame: for three months from the beginning of the study

    Oral health literacy of parents was assessed using the Turkish Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Dentistry (TREALD-30A) scale.

Secondary outcomes

  1. the correlation between oral health literacy and knowledge about space maintainers of parents

    Time frame: for three months from the beginning of the study

    the correlation between oral health literacy and knowledge about space maintainers of parents was assessed using TREALD scales and a questionnaire.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital

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Registry information

Official study title

What do Parents Know About Space Maintainers: Its Relationship With Parents' Oral Health Literacy and Children's Oral Health

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Dec 8, 2023
Registry last updated
Dec 8, 2023

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