Medical Science
Volume 24, Issue 106, November - December, 2020
Saudi parent’s attitude towards the use of fluoride and fissure sealants in their children: A cross-sectional study
Ghassan Khayri Sobh1, Shahzeb Hasan Ansari2♦, Ahmed Abdullah Alsalamah1, Hashim Ali M Alshehry1, Faisal Majed F Almuammar1, Mohammed Mousa H Malhan1
1Dental college Intern, College of Dentistry, University of Riyadh Elm, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2Faculty Preventive Dentistry, REU, KSA. College of Dentistry University of Riyadh Elm, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
♦Corresponding author
Faculty Preventive Dentistry, REU, KSA. College of Dentistry University of Riyadh Elm,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;
Email: shahzebhasan@riyadh.edu.in
ABSTRACT
Introduction: In dental surgeries, most of the materials and procedures have been discovered and utilized to avoid the dental
diseases especially in Cavities. Fluoride is one of the main materials, which has been a remarkable product which is when it comes to
halting the Advancement of early carious lesions. This sealant has been used in protection in the form of gels, solutions, ointments
etc. As compared to fluorides, the level of knowledge related to dental sealants has been found to be on the lower side as per the
recent review of literatures. Methodology: This is a cross sectional study conducted among the Saudi parents using an online survey.
All parents (male and female) willing to participate in this study were requested to fill up the survey. A total of 956 parents filled the
survey using social media. An online questionnaire was designed using Google Forms with questions related to personal and
demographic information followed by attitude related questions. Result: Comparisons were made on the basis of gender, age
groups, educational level and number of children using Chi-square test. Statistically significant differences were reported among
males and females when inquired the parents about reason for dental visit (p-value: 0.017), supporting addition of fluoride in
toothpaste (p-value: 0.003) and satisfaction from fluoride gels (p-value: 0.025). Conclusion: According to the results and the analysis
of statistic this study concludes that mothers showed better knowledge regarding the use of fluoride in different forms among their
children also Parents with fewer children showed positive attitudes towards the use of fluoride and sealants among their children.
Keywords: Fluoride, Fissure Sealants, Dental Diseases
Medical Science, 2020, 24(106), 4772-4782
