Volume : IX, Issue : V, May - 2020

Relation between Dental Fluorosis and Intelligence Quotient of School Children in Nagpur - A Cross-Sectional Study

Dr. Manveen Kaur Lamba, Dr. Sadanand Kulkarni, Dr. Arun Sajjanar, Dr. Priyanka Gupta, Dr. Sumit Rajewar

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Background: Abating controversy over fluoride is rekindling with findings on animals and aborted foetuses confirming excessive fluoride intake during infancy causes irreversible changes in the CNS. Aim: To investigate the effect of excessive fluoride intake on the Intelligence Quotient (IQ) of children in Nagpur. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 130 school children aged 9-13 years. Children were categorized using Dean’s Fluorosis Index Modified Criteria. Fluid intelligence and visual discrimination were assessed using Raven’s Progressive Matrices Test and Seguin Form Board Test respectively. Results: Mean scores for IQ grade was found significantly higher among children without dental fluorosis than with dental fluorosis (p-value 0.043). Conclusion: The current study states that excessive fluoride intake has an effect on IQ and children with fluorosis have low Intelligence Quotient than those without fluorosis.

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RELATION BETWEEN DENTAL FLUOROSIS AND INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN IN NAGPUR - A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY, Dr. Manveen Kaur Lamba, Dr. Sadanand Kulkarni, Dr. Arun Sajjanar, Dr. Priyanka Gupta, Dr. Sumit Rajewar GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-9 | Issue-5 | May-2020


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