Topical fluoride hesitancy and opposition are significantly and positively associated: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: The goal of this study was to evaluate the associations between topical fluoride hesitancy and opposition to determine if hesitancy is a potential precursor to opposition. We administered an 85-item survey (11/2020-09/2021) to 1,135 caregivers that included the 20-item, 5-domain Fluoride Hesitancy Identification Tool (FHIT), from which we created five domain-specific scores of topical fluoride hesitancy (none/moderate/high for each domain); a score reflecting any topical fluoride hesitancy (moderate/high on any of the five domains); and a topical fluoride hesitancy severity score (total number of moderate/high responses to the five domains; range 0-5). The survey measured degree of topical fluoride opposition (0-10 with no = 0 and yes ≥ 1). We ran confounder-adjusted logistic regression mo

SUBMITTER: Lim J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12043125 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature