Volume : IV, Issue : VI, June - 2014

Dental Fluorosis in Northern Rural Delhi : Revisiting the Persistent Mottling Scenario

Dr Sumeena, Dr Paras Agarwal

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BACKGROUND:Excessive fluoride consumption in drinking water has put global population at risk of fluorosis. The present study was conducted to find the prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis and observing its association with urinary fluoride levels. METHODS:Two government schools were randomly selected. Out of 200 students, 194(97.0%) participated. A pre–structured questionnaire was used. The students underwent oral examination and were classified by Dean’s index. This was followed by collection of water and 24–H urine samples for fluoride levels measurement. RESULTS:The mean age of students was 11.1 years(SD=1.5) with 117(60.3%) males and 77(39.7%) females. Prevalence of dental fluorosis was observed as 65.5% with majority having mild variant(30.9%). On multivariate analysis, non–participation in dental health programmes and higher urinary fluoride levels were found as significant predictors.CONCLUSIONS:The present research reflects dental fluorosis of high public health concern and appropriate time for defluoridation of supply water and implementation of school dental health programmes in this region.

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Dr Sumeena, Dr Paras Agarwal Dental Fluorosis in Northern Rural Delhi : Revisiting the Persistent Mottling Scenario Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.IV, Issue.VI June 2014

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