Proposal of new postural positions for infants’ oral cleaning

  • Rise Iuata Rank UNIRG University Center and Ceulp/ULBRA University, Tocantins, Brasil
  • Joana Estela Vilela UNIRG University Center
  • Luciana Marquez Ceulp/ULBRA University, Tocantins, Brasil
  • Marília Pantoja Soares UNIRG University Center, Gurupi, Tocantins, Brazil
  • Tatiane Sousa UNIRG University Center, Gurupi, Tocantins, Brazil
  • Marcos Rank Municipal Department of prevention in oral health, Gurupi, Tocantins,Brazil.
  • Wataro Ogawa UNIRG University Center, Gurupi, Tocantins, Brazil

Abstract

The aim of this study was to propose to mothers two new postural positions to assist in the oral cleaning of infants up to 8 months of age and to verify their acceptance. The sample consisted of 38 mothers and their infants who participated in a program to promote oral health for children. The study consisted of 2 residential visits. In the first, a questionnaire was filled out by the mothers in order to know the habitual position in which the mother performed the hygiene of the baby's oral cavity and there was orientation with the new proposals for oral cleaning (Positions 1 and 2) . After 30 days, there was the return to verify which of the positions the mother preferred. Although the mothers received information about the baby's oral health, they weren’t told about an ideal postural position to perform oral cleaning. The diaper (86.8%) was the most used instrument, 31.5% found it difficult to clean the child's mouth, in which the majority of mothers reported being afraid of hurting the child during hygiene (91.6%). Position 1 was preferred for oral hygiene (p = 0.01), and of the reasons pointed out, proposal 1 was the easiest one (p = 0.04). All mothers adopted one of the new positions presented and position 1 was the most selected for oral hygiene in children.

Author Biographies

Rise Iuata Rank, UNIRG University Center and Ceulp/ULBRA University, Tocantins, Brasil
DDs Pediatric dentistry. School of Dentistry
Joana Estela Vilela, UNIRG University Center
UNIRG University Center, Gurupi, Tocantins, Brazil
Luciana Marquez, Ceulp/ULBRA University, Tocantins, Brasil
MS. Stomatology, School of Dentistry
Marília Pantoja Soares, UNIRG University Center, Gurupi, Tocantins, Brazil
Es. Management in Public, Collective and Family Health. School of Nursing
Tatiane Sousa, UNIRG University Center, Gurupi, Tocantins, Brazil
Graduated on Dentistry. School of Dentistry
Marcos Rank, Municipal Department of prevention in oral health, Gurupi, Tocantins,Brazil.
Dental specialist, Municipal Department of prevention in oral health,
Wataro Ogawa, UNIRG University Center, Gurupi, Tocantins, Brazil
Ph.D. in Science. Department of Community Health, School of Medicine
Published
2019-04-06
How to Cite
Rank, R. I., Vilela, J. E., Marquez, L., Soares, M. P., Sousa, T., Rank, M., & Ogawa, W. (2019). Proposal of new postural positions for infants’ oral cleaning. REVISTA CEREUS, 11(1), 12-24. Retrieved from http://ojs.unirg.edu.br/index.php/1/article/view/2228