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Assessment of Pediatric Dentists’ Knowledge and Practice towards the Use of Fluoridated Toothpaste

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Orthodontics and Pedodontics

Abstract

Aim: To assess knowledge and practice of pediatric dentists towards using fluoridated toothpastes. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional, electronic, self-administered, modified version of a validated English questionnaire was used. The modifications were primarily regarding practice in different age groups. It was created using Google Forms and posted on social media groups for convenience sampling. Responses were accepted until 207 were reached. Categorical data were presented as frequencies (n) and percentages (%). Statistical analysis was performed using R statistical analysis software version 4.0.3 for Windows. Results: Regarding practice, only 70% of respondents recommend specific types of toothpaste for patients according to their age. Almost half of the respondents didn't recommend any toothpaste to be used for infants aged 0-18 months. For toddlers aged 18 months to 3 years, 53.1% recommended to use toothpaste with 600 ppm fluoride, while 70.3% recommended the use of a smear/rice-sized amount of toothpaste. For children aged 3 to 6 years, 47.6% recommended to use toothpaste with 600 ppm, while 76.6% recommended using a pea-sized amount. Conclusion: Pediatric dentists in Egypt have good knowledge of toothpastes' active ingredient, and of acute fluoride toxicity. However, there is confusion between dentists regarding fluoride concentrations recommended for each age group. This is most probably due to lack of consensus between different currently available guidelines regarding this matter.

DOI

10.21608/asdj.2024.299587.1336

Keywords

fluoride, Toothpaste, guidelines, Knowledge, Practice

Authors

First Name

Alaa

Last Name

Eissa

MiddleName

Ali

Affiliation

Pediatric Dentistry & Dental Public Health Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

alaaeissa@dent.asu.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

0009-0005-7373-312X

First Name

Amira

Last Name

Badran

MiddleName

Saad

Affiliation

Pediatric Dentistry & Dental Public Health Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

dr.amirabdrn@gmail.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0001-5413-4846

First Name

Reham

Last Name

Elghazawy

MiddleName

Khaled

Affiliation

Pediatric Dentistry & Dental Public Health Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

rehammohamed@dent.asu.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0001-5433-2631

Volume

35

Article Issue

3

Related Issue

50595

Issue Date

2024-09-01

Receive Date

2024-06-27

Publish Date

2024-09-01

Page Start

222

Page End

231

Print ISSN

1110-7642

Online ISSN

2735-5039

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https://asdj.journals.ekb.eg/article_383034.html

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1,638

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Publication Title

Ain Shams Dental Journal

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https://asdj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Assessment of Pediatric Dentists’ Knowledge and Practice towards the Use of Fluoridated Toothpaste

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28 Dec 2024