Relationship between parents' attitude and children's oral health behavior

Objectives:The purpose of this investigation was to study the relationship between parents' attitude toward caries risk factor and children's behavior, such as brushing behavior and sugar-intake behavior, and to provide foundation in carrying out oral health education. Methods: A case-control study was performed to analyze parents' attitude of caries and the relationship with children's behavior. The groups were as follows: control group(dmft=0) and case group. Data was processed with Logistic regression SPSS10.0. Results:It was found that parents' attitude toward children's brushing teeth and sugar-intake had strong correlation with children's behavior in daily life. Conclusions: The results support the concept that parents' attitude toward children's tooth brushing and sugar intake can predict their children's behavior. Caries can be reduced through oral health education in parents.