Abstract
The objective of this research was to analyze the patterns of dental caries influence on the children’s quality of life aged 3-5 years based on the socioeconomic characteristics of their mother in Mojokerto Indonesia. This research can be considered as an observational analytic. This research was conducted in Puskesmas Wates Mojokerto and involved children aged 3-5 years as well as their mother. In total, this research involved 309 children and their mothers. Data obtained was related to the number of deciduous tooth caries cases and the assessment of children’s quality of life obtained from their mothers, that have been tested for their validity and reliability. In all of the groups of the socioeconomic characteristics, it is known that the number of dental caries cases found generally had considerable effects on the children’s quality of life. Next, based on the analysis of the influence followed with multigroup analysis aimed to know the significance of the difference between the coefficient values of each group of socioeconomic characteristics, it is also known that among those three groups there was a significant coefficient value in the socioeconomic characteristic group of children living at the same house with their mother. It can be concluded that in the group of mothers who have more than two children, dental caries has significantly greater effect on the children’s quality of life than that in the group of mothers who have fewer than or equal to two children.
Highlights
Efforts to improve the quality of oral health should be done as early as possible since oral health in toddlers and preschool children becomes an important factor for the next tooth growth and can affect the children's ability to speak and digest food [1]
Health Center) Wates Mojokerto, the results show that the incidence of early childhood dental caries was still high health promotion activities have been carried out on a regular program
Taufan Bramantoro et al.: The Patterns of Dental Caries Influence on the Children’s Quality of Life Aged 3-5 Years Based on the Socioeconomic Characteristics
Summary
Efforts to improve the quality of oral health should be done as early as possible since oral health in toddlers and preschool children becomes an important factor for the next tooth growth and can affect the children's ability to speak and digest food [1]. Various prevention efforts and dental caries treatments have continually been developed in many countries. In several researches on the incidence of dental caries in several countries in the world, especially developing countries, dental caries even can still be described as common dental health problem found at an early age children and preschool children between the ages of 1-6 years old [2]. Health Center) Wates Mojokerto, the results show that the incidence of early childhood dental caries was still high health promotion activities have been carried out on a regular program. Based on data about child dental caries incidence in the area of Puskesmas Wates in 2013, it is known that the incidence of dental caries was high up above 70%
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