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Participants were recruited from pediatric dental clinics, daycare centers, and online platforms between February and June 2025. Descriptive statistics and Spearman's correlation were used (\n \u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.05).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n One hundred caregivers participated. Although 83% were aware of amber accessories, only 37% understood their purported mechanism of action. Overall, 44% reported previous use or intention to use these products, whereas only 12.2% sought professional guidance. Despite recognition of strangulation (69%) and ingestion risks (83%), potentially unsafe practices were reported, including inadequate hygiene and limited precautionary behaviors. Knowledge was strongly correlated with attitudes (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009<\u20090.001), while attitudes were weakly correlated with practices (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.018).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n Caregivers showed knowledge gaps and reported potentially unsafe practices regarding amber teething accessories. These exploratory findings support evidence\u2010based educational strategies and further research using instruments with established reliability.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/ipd.70128","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,30]],"date-time":"2026-07-30T05:00:44Z","timestamp":1785387644000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Amber Teething Accessories Among Brazilian Caregivers: A Cross\u2010Sectional Study"],"prefix":"10.1111","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7290-8451","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kelly Fernanda","family":"Molena","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Dentistry University of S\u00e3o Paulo School of Dentistry of Ribeir\u00e3o Preto Ribeir\u00e3o Preto Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-1524-4049","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ana Luiza","family":"Valentim\u2010Pires","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Dentistry University of S\u00e3o Paulo School of Dentistry of Ribeir\u00e3o Preto Ribeir\u00e3o Preto Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8559-532X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Francisco Wanderley Garcia","family":"de Paula\u2010Silva","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Dentistry University of S\u00e3o Paulo School of Dentistry of Ribeir\u00e3o Preto Ribeir\u00e3o Preto Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2900-5000","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alexandra Mussolino","family":"de Queiroz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Dentistry University of S\u00e3o Paulo School of Dentistry of Ribeir\u00e3o Preto Ribeir\u00e3o Preto Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_14_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.archoralbio.2023.105857","article-title":"Global Variations in Eruption Chronology of Primary Teeth: A Systematic Review and Meta\u2010Analysis","volume":"158","author":"Muthu M. 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