Abstract
Introduction
the starts of oral hygiene after the first tooth eruption is the most current recommendation. However, there are differences of opinion regarding whether or not oral hygiene is necessary for edentulous babies.
Objective
to evaluate the maternal practices of oral hygiene of babies under 6 months of age.
Material and method
a digital form was applied containing 4 questions about sociodemographic information and 4 specific questions. Descriptive statistical analysis was performed and the results were statistically compared between children who received and did not receive oral hygiene before 6 months of age.
Result
it can be observed that the age, education and family income of mothers who performed oral hygiene before the eruption of the first tooth was higher than that of mothers who did not perform this type of hygiene. The age of the children, age of eruption of the first tooth, whether they received professional guidance and type of breastfeeding did not differ between the groups.
Conclusion
there is still a large portion of mothers who perform oral hygiene of edentulous babies.
Descriptors:
Oral health; oral health education; oral hygiene