Publication
Dental decay in the change of deciduous teeth: the child’s self-perception
| dc.contributor.author | Dias, Maria do Rosário | |
| dc.contributor.author | Santos, Ana Catarina | |
| dc.contributor.author | Naben, Letícia | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ventura, Irene | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-10-29T15:09:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-10-29T15:09:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-09 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: Currently in Portugal, the percentage of children aged five to twelve who have already been to an oral health appointment is 57.6%. The prevalence of dental caries has declined over recent years, with the expectation that by 2020, 59% of Portuguese children will be caries-free. Objective: The present study aimed to understand how children from this age group experience the mental representation of dental decay and its implications on the self-perception inherent to the loss of deciduous teeth. Method: The sample consisted in 50 children of both genders, aged 5 - 12 years. A protocol was originally conceived where they were invited to draw two self-portraits - before and after the loss of deciduous teeth - and to answer open-ended questions with regards to such. The interpretation of the drawings and the open-ended questions were carried out through content analysis grids designed for such. Results: Regarding the written answers to the open-ended question “Why do you think teeth fall out?”, caries do not appear to be associated with the loss of deciduous teeth but rather “Bug” and “Bacteria”, identified as the most representative categories (27.9% and 18,9% respectively), which is in agreement with the symbolic representation depicted in drawings. Conclusions: The results obtained contribute to the (re)conceptualization of caries in this age group of children, which is also associated to the loss of deciduous teeth. The results also point to the need for developing educational tools for Oral health Education, in order to prevent caries in deciduous teeth and to foster good oral hygiene habits. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.citation | Maria do Rosário Dias., et al. “Dental Decay in the Change of Deciduous Teeth: The Child’s Self-Perception”. EC Dental Science 18.9 (2019): 2214-2220 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/30034 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
| dc.publisher | ECronicon | pt_PT |
| dc.relation.publisherversion | https://www.ecronicon.com/dental-science.php | pt_PT |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Deciduous teeth | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Self-perception | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Mental representation | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Children | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Drawings | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Dental decay in the change of deciduous teeth: the child’s self-perception | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 2220 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 2214 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.title | EC Dental Science | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.volume | 18(9) | pt_PT |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |