Perception of parents and caregivers about the need for dental appointments for adolescents from a Brazilian birth cohort.
Thais Freitas Formozo TillmannMaria Beatriz Junqueira de CamargoManoela de Leon Nobrega ResesAluisio Jardim Dornellas de BarrosIná da Silva Dos SantosMarcos Britto CorrêaAlicia MatijasevichOtávio Pereira D'ÁvilaAlexandre Emidio Ribeiro SilvaPublished in: Community dentistry and oral epidemiology (2023)
The perception of parents/caregivers regarding the need for dental appointments on the part of their adolescent sons and daughters was associated with oral health problems, and these findings can serve as the basis for creating and improving oral health programmes that seek a better understanding on the part of parents and caregivers regarding the importance of integral care for their adolescent children.