How can we explain the lack of an association between mothers' knowledge and practices regarding oral health and their children's oral health at one year of age?

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Martha J. Arias-Mendoza, Universidad Santo Tomás. Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia.

   

Emilia M. Ochoa-Acosta, Universidad de Antioquia. Medellín, Colombia.

Odontóloga, PhD en Ciencias sociales, profesora asociada, Investigadora Senior en Minciencias.

Andrés A. Agudelo-Suárez, Universidad de Antioquia. Medellín, Colombia.

Odontólogo, psicólogo Phd en Salud Pública

Profesor titular, Fac de Odontología. Universidad de Antioquia, Investigador Senior- Minciencias

   

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2026-06-25

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Arias-Mendoza MJ, Ochoa-Acosta EM, Agudelo-Suárez AA. How can we explain the lack of an association between mothers’ knowledge and practices regarding oral health and their children’s oral health at one year of age?. Rev Estomatol Herediana [Internet]. 2026 Jun. 25 [cited 2026 Jun. 28];36(2):e7567. Available from: https://revistas.upch.edu.pe/index.php/REH/article/view/7567

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Vol. 36 No. 2 (2026): Abril-junio

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