NCT07112079

Parental Views on Antibiotics in Dentistry

Parental Perceptions of Antibiotic Use in Pediatric Dentistry: a Cross-sectional Study Using the PAPA Scale

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 1,610 (actual)
• Sponsor: Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 3 Years – 14 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to assess parents' knowledge of antibiotic use and its relationship with their children's oral health.

Detailed description

This study included 805 children (ages 3-14 years) and their parents. A face-to-face questionnaire with 45 items was used to assess parental knowledge and attitudes using the PAPA (Parental Perceptions on Antibiotics) scale. Children's oral health was clinically evaluated using DMFT (decayed, missing, and filled teeth) and PUFA (pulpal involvement, ulceration, fistula, and abscess) indices.

Conditions

• Antibiotic
• Oral Health Care
• Parents
• Pediatric Dentistry

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-01-01
• Primary completion: 2025-04-20
• Completion: 2025-05-20
• First posted: 2025-08-08
• Last updated: 2025-08-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)