Mothers' choice of toothpaste for their children: evaluation of fluoride content

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dc.contributor.authorGumusboga, Zekiye Seyma
dc.contributor.authorYabas, Seyda Merve
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-04T13:32:56Z
dc.date.available2026-04-04T13:32:56Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBackground: It is essential that mothers, as the primary caregivers of children, are wellinformed about the oral and dental health products their children use. This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of the information provided by mothers concerning the toothpaste used by their children. Methods: A total of 133 mothers of children who presented to the Inonu Dentistry Pedodontics Clinic were randomly selected for inclusion in this study. The research was conducted in two phases involving the mothers. Chi-square tests were employed to compare categorical variables, while the McNemar test was used to assess differences between repeated or paired measurements. Results: The pediatric dentist's examination of the toothpastes revealed that 61.7% of the samples contained fluoride levels appropriate for the children's age. In contrast, the fluoride content in the toothpastes used by 21.8% of the children was deemed inadequate for their age. A statistically significant but weak agreement was found between the assessments of mothers and the pediatric dentist concerning the presence of fluoride in the children's toothpaste. Conclusions: The reports provided by mothers concerning the fluoride content of the toothpaste used by their children were found to be inaccurate.
dc.identifier.doi10.22514/jocpd.2025.135
dc.identifier.endpage146
dc.identifier.issn1053-4628
dc.identifier.issn1557-5268
dc.identifier.issue6
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105022654867
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage140
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.22514/jocpd.2025.135
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/108793
dc.identifier.volume49
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001611886200012
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMre Press
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250329
dc.subjectFluoride
dc.subjectToothpaste
dc.subjectParents
dc.subjectChoice
dc.titleMothers' choice of toothpaste for their children: evaluation of fluoride content
dc.typeArticle

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