THE 4th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HEALTH POLYTECHNICS OF SURABAYA (ICOHPS) 1st International Conference on Dental and Oral Health (ICoDOH)

Abstract

Background : Dental caries is a major problem in oral health that can affect primary and permanent teeth. Areas that are frequently attacked are pits and fissures, which are have a deep surface so it is difficult for mechanical cleaners to reach them. The anatomical shape of permanent first molars with pits and fissures is a place that is susceptible to caries, therefore it is important to make prevention efforts before caries occur. Prevention of dental caries in teeth can be done by fissure sealants and fluoride application. At the age of 6-7 years, it shows that the percentage of the need for fissure sealant treatment reaches 8.77%. Therefore, efforts are made to prevent the spread of caries with fissure sealants. Objective: To explain the knowledge of parents about the prevention of caries in permanent first molars of children aged 6 - 7 years with fissure sealants. Design: Systematic Literature Review. Data Sources: The search for articles was conducted on the Google Scholar (2015-2020), PubMed (2015-2020), and Garuda Jurnal (2015-2020) databases. Method: The article search strategy uses PICOS and keywords customized to the topic of writing. Articles are selected based on the abstract or full text before being included in the review according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria that will be reviewed. Results: From the results of the 10 literature review articles, it was found that parents' knowledge about fissure sealants was still low, and even many parents did not know that caries could be prevented with fissure sealants