Prevalence of dental fluorosis in school children of age ranged 8- 15 years

Abstract

Introduction- Fluoride content has always been a concern for health care professionals as the deficiency of the element fluoride has been associated with defective enamel formation in teeth and the excess has been associated with skeletal and dental fluorosis. Materials & Methods- It included 1075 students ranged from 8- 15 years of age of both gender. In all students, demographic data, permanent residential address, information on source of drinking water, aids used for oral hygiene maintenance (fluoridated or nonfluoridated) and fluorosis was recorded using dean’s fluorosis Index. Results- The present study consisted of 525 boys and 550 girls. The difference was non- significant (P- 0.1). 21% boys and 22% girls had dental fluorosis. The difference was non- significant (P- 1). Dental fluorosis was seen in 10 boys and 10 girls in age group 8-9 years, 45 boys and 50 girls in age group 10-11 years, 35 boys and 40 girls in age group 12-13 years and 20 boys and 25 girls in age group 14-15 years. The difference was significant (P