Parents' level of knowledge about oral hygiene in children in the San Francisco neighborhood of the city of Caaguazú, year 2024
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The objective of the study was to analyze the level of knowledge of parents about oral hygiene in children in the San Francisco neighborhood of the city of Caaguazú in 2024, as well as to identify the knowledge that parents have about oral health in children and the importance of temporary teeth. The research methodology has a quantitative approach, descriptive level, non-experimental design, 70 parents were taken as a sample with their prior consent. For data collection, the survey with closed questions and answers was used as an instrument. The main results show that most parents indicated that fluoride strengthens teeth and prevents cavities, another smaller percentage that has a whitening action to prevent extractions, they also mentioned in a higher percentage that it is necessary to visit the dentist when you have healthy teeth, for a routine clinical examination, and a significant number said that they only go if their children feel discomfort in their mouth. Pa- rents also mention that letting the child have the bottle with sugary liquids during the night, he would be more exposed to cavities. In relation to the number of times the child should brush their teeth a day, most indicated that 2 to 3 times, 5 or more times and a small part mentioned once a day.
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