Mother's Experience of Conflict Within Their Family Social Network when Advocating for Children's oral Health.

Objectives: Examine whether mothers perceived that child oral health was a source of conflict in family relationships.

Methods: This cross-sectional qualitative study consisted of 126 semi-structured interviews with mothers of 3-5 year-old children from West Virginia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Interviews consisted of open-ended questions on the mother's social relationships that affected child dental visits, oral hygiene, and diet.