Impact of parental oral health literacy on orthodontic treatment need in schoolchildren
Orthodontic treatment need was greater among schoolchildren from families with a lower income, who lived in homes with more than five residents, whose mothers were younger, whose parents/caregivers had an insufficient level of oral health literacy, and those with sleep disorders and with anxiety.
Authors
- Gélica Lima Granja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6655-4696)
- Larissa Chaves Morais de Lima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9351-5438)
- Saul Martins Paiva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3968-1638)
- Tiago Ribeiro Leal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1551-9481)
- Veruska Medeiros Martins Bernardino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1187-2878)
- Ana Flávia Granville‐Garcia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6054-8372)
- Érick Tássio Barbosa Neves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9300-1007)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (BR)
- Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1590/2177-6709.30.2.e2524238.oar
- Primary Topic
- Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00