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Parenting practices and children's dental caries experience: A structural equation modelling approach
S Kumar1,2, J Tadakamadla1,2, M J Zimmer-Gembeck2,3
1School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Griffith University, Gold coast, QLD, Australia.
Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
|July 28, 2017
Summary
Parenting practices significantly impact children's dental health. Power assertion parenting and lower socioeconomic status were linked to increased dental caries experience in Indian school children.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Dentistry
- Public Health
- Child Psychology
Background:
- Parenting practices and socioeconomic status (SES) are potential determinants of children's oral health.
- Understanding these associations is crucial for developing targeted interventions to prevent dental caries.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the direct and indirect relationships between parenting styles and dental caries experience in Indian school children.
- To explore the influence of socioeconomic status and family-level variables on children's oral health outcomes.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study involving 1539 Indian school children and their parents.
- Data collected via questionnaires on SES, family structure, parental oral hygiene, and parenting practices (power assertion, positive parenting).
- Children's oral hygiene behaviors and dental caries experience were assessed through questionnaires and clinical examination; path analysis was used for data analysis.
Main Results:
- Higher socioeconomic status was associated with better children's oral hygiene behavior and less dental caries.
- Power assertion parenting was negatively associated with children's oral hygiene behaviors and indirectly associated with increased dental caries.
- Parental oral hygiene behavior positively influenced children's oral hygiene behaviors.
Conclusions:
- Children from lower socioeconomic status families and those subjected to power assertion parenting practices exhibited higher dental caries experience.
- Parenting styles and socioeconomic factors play a significant role in children's dental caries development.
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