Difference of Knowledge Level on Mothers before and after Education of Caries Severity on Children Aged 5-6 Years Old (Research held in Tallo subdistrict of Pannampu Rt/Rw004/001 City of Makassar).

Background: One of the problems that often happens on incicivus is the problem of dental
cavities or dental caries. The caries gets wider, spreads faster, and worsens because of the
habit of sweet foods consumption. Further, it occurs because of imbalance maintenance of
dental and mouth hygiene. Many cases of caries on children are due to lack of parents’
knowledge, especially the mother as the closest person to children on correct dental care
selection. The mothers’ knowledge in health care gives a significant effect towards the
children’s attitudes and behaviours. The samples were the mothers who have children under 5
to 6 years old. Objectives: To determine the level of mothers’ knowledge before and after
education on caries severity on the children of 5 to 6 years old. Materials and methods: This
research was analytic observation using cross-sectional method. The research populations
were the mothers who have children aged in 5-6 years old. Results: There are differences in
the level of mothers’ knowledge before and after education using Chisquare test analysis. The
result of P-value is 0.000. Conclusion: The research found the difference level of mothers’
knowledge before and after educationon the caries severity.