Evaluation of Knowledge and Experiences of Mothers on Teething

Abstract

Objective: A broad range of symptoms may occur concomitantly with teething. However, there is not enough scientific evidence to suggest that there are any symptoms or signs specific to teething. The purpose of the present study was to assess the knowledge about teething, to evaluate the experiences of mothers’ during the teething of their child and types of practices defined by them to relieve teething symptoms.

Material and Method: The mothers of 1st grade primary school children of Kırıkkale province were included in the present study. The data was obtained by a questionnaire. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and Chi-square test; p value <0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results: In this cross sectional study, a total of 307 mothers participated. The majority of the mothers knew that the first primary teeth erupt at 6-7 months of age (81.1%) and lower central incisors are the first teeth to erupt (84.3%). Desire to bite (83%), fever (79.4%), increased salivation (76.2%), loss of appetite (71%), sleep disturbance (70.3%) and gum irritation (68%) were the most prevalent signs and symptoms associated with teething as reported by the mothers. To relieve teething pain, the majority (83.7%) of the mothers’ gave their child systemic analgesics and 72.3%applied topical analgesics to the gums.

Conclusion: Poor knowledge and misbeliefs about teething were identified. Educational interventions are needed for the mothers about teething and solutions to the problems they may face in this period.

Keywords

• Mothers,teething,knowledge

ANNELERİN SÜT DİŞLENME İLE İLGİLİ BİLGİ VE DENEYİMLERİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Abstract

Amaç: Süt dişlenme ile eşzamanlı olarak birçok semptom ortaya çıkabilmektedir. Bununla birlikte, dişlenmeye spesifik herhangi bir semptom veya belirti olduğuna dair yeterli bilimsel kanıt mevcut değildir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, annelerin süt dişlenme ile ilgili bilgi düzeyini ölçmek, çocuklarının diş sürmesi sırasında yaşadıkları deneyimleri ve bunlarla ilgili uyguladıkları çözümleri değerlendirmektir.

Gereç ve Yöntem: Kırıkkale ili merkezinde seçilen ilkokullarda 1. sınıfta okuyan çocukların anneleri çalışmaya dahil edilmiştir. Çalışma verileri anket yardımıyla elde edilmiştir. Veriler tanımlayıcı istatistikler ve ki-kare testi ile analiz edilmiş, p değeri <0.05 olduğunda istatistiksel olarak anlamlı kabul edilmiştir.

Bulgular: Bu kesitsel çalışmaya toplam 307 anne katılmıştır. Annelerin büyük çoğunluğu, süt dişlerinin 6-7 aylıkken sürmeye başladığını (%81.1) ve ilk olarak alt keser dişlerin sürdüğünü (%84.4) bilmektedir. Cisimleri ısırma isteği (%83), ateş (%79.4), salivasyon artışı (%76.2), iştah kaybı (%71), uyku bozukluğu (%70.3) ve dişeti iritasyonunun (%68) süt dişlenme ile ilişkili olarak en sık görülen belirti ve semptomlar olduğu anneler tarafından bildirilmiştir. Dişin sürmesi sırasında oluşan ağrının giderilmesi için, annelerin %83.7’si çocuğuna sistemik analjezikler verdiğini ve %72.3'ü topikal analjezikleri diş etlerine uyguladığını belirtmiştir.

Sonuç: Süt dişlenme ile ilgili eksik bilgi düzeyi ve yanlış inanışlar olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Annelere dişlenme hakkında ve bu dönemde karşılaşabilecekleri problemlere çözüm bulma konusunda eğitim programlarına ihtiyaç vardır.

 

Keywords

• Anneler,dişlenme,bilgi

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