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July 29, 2026Scientific ReportsOpen Access

The relationship between multidimensional parenting practices and oral health status, oral health behaviours, and dental anxiety in a regional Turkish paediatric population

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HYHATİCE YILDIRIMAKAyça KurtİOİrem Okumuş

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Cross-sectional study evaluates the impact of parenting on oral health and anxiety in children, suggesting familial influence matters.

Key Points

  • To evaluate how multidimensional parenting practices relate to children's oral health, behaviours, and dental anxiety.
  • Cross-sectional study of 605 children aged 6–12 attending initial dental visits and their parents
  • Assessment of parenting practices via the Multidimensional Parenting Assessment Scale (MAPS)
  • Oral health evaluated through clinical examinations and parent-reported data
  • Positive parenting correlated with lower DMFT/dmft (OR = 1.031, 95% CI 1.004–1.058, p = 0.022) and reduced dental anxiety
  • Poor oral health associated with younger age, lower parental education, inadequate brushing, and higher sugar intake (p < 0.001)
  • Dental Anxiety Questionnaire significantly predicted PUFA/pufa (OR = 1.774) and gingival index (OR = 2.034) without significant links to DMFT/dmft.

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YILDIRIM et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a69a2fcc8da07d9defa7190https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-63942-w
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