Down Syndrome People Caregivers’ Knowledge and Perception of Oral Health: An Exploratory Review
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Background: Down syndrome (DS) is a genetic condition that can be associated buccomaxillofacially with periodontal disease, dentomaxillary anomalies, and eruption disorders. Caregivers should know how to prevent these oral pathologies. Purpose: To describe the knowledge and perception about oral health reported by caregivers of people with DS. Methods: This exploratory review followed the PRISMA-ScR guidelines, using PubMed, LiLACS, EMBASE, and EBSCO databases. It took place in September 2020, without limiting by date of publication or participants’ age. It included publications in English and Spanish languages. Findings: 447 titles were found. After analyzing titles/abstracts and excluding duplicates, 16 studies were selected. After complete reading, 12 articles conformed the sample. Discussion: Although methods were heterogeneous among the studies, authors reported that the dentist has mainly instructed caregivers. Some have never received guidance on prevention of oral pathologies. Likewise, while family caregivers consider their children-with-DS oral health to be good, paid caregivers have a more negative perception. Challenges to finding dentists are common. Conclusion: The knowledge of most caregivers is satisfactory, and families perceive their children oral health to be good. However, studies that use valid and reliable instruments to verify these findings are lacking. A recommendation is to conduct clinical studies that allow to relate the degree of knowledge of caregivers with the oral health of children with DS.
conocimiento, cuidadores, padres, percepción, salud oral, Síndrome de Down, odontología, odontología pediátricacaregivers, dentistry, Down syndrome, knowledge, oral health, parents, perception, pediatric dentistryconhecimento, cuidadores, dentista pediátrico, odontologia, pais, percepção, saúde bucal, Síndrome de Down
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