A literature review of aesthetic perceptions of dental fluorosis and relationships with psychosocial aspects/oral health‐related quality of life

Chankanka, Oitip; Levy, Steven M.; Warren, John J.; Chalmers, Jane

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.2009.00507.x

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“…Under regular dental conditions, when the enamel is covered by plaque and saliva, this level of dental fluorosis does not characterize an aesthetic problem 21 . Chankanka et al 4 and Michel-Crosato et al 23 reported that mild or very mild fluorosis had little or no effect on OHRQOL.…”

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Impact of dental fluorosis on the quality of life of children and adolescents

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Neta

Moura

et al. 2014

Rev. odontol. UNESP

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ResumoIntrodução: A fluorose dentária é um distúrbio de alta prevalência decorrente da ingestão de íons fluoretos. Medidas preventivas para evitá-la ainda são controversas. Assim, conhecer o impacto que a fluorose pode causar na qualidade de vida de indivíduos é importante para o planejamento de políticas públicas de saúde. Objetivo: Avaliar o impacto da fluorose dentária sobre a qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde bucal (QVRSB) de crianças e adolescentes. Material e método: Foram avaliados 300 indivíduos na faixa etária de 8 a12 anos. O diagnóstico de fluorose foi realizado segundo o índice Thylstrup e Fejerskov e a qualidade de vida foi avaliada utilizando os questionários de Percepção da Criança 8-10 e 11-14. Foram incluídos pacientes com oito incisivos permanentes com coroas totalmente irrompidase excluídos os que apresentavam restaurações extensas, dentes fraturados, outros defeitos do esmalte dentário e os que usavam aparelho ortodôntico fixo. Os dados foram analisados no programa SPSS  (versão 18; Chicago, IL) e realizaram-se os teste Qui-quadrado, Fisher e Mann-Whitney. Foram considerados significantes valores de p<0,05. Resultado: A prevalência de fluorose foi 64,7%, sendo os graus leve e muito leve responsáveis por 80,3% dos casos. Crianças e adolescentes não tiveram impacto na QVRSB no escore geral e domínios sintomas orais, bem-estar emocional e social (p>0,05). Entretanto, apresentaram impacto no domínio limitação funcional (p = 0,039 e 0,013) para crianças e adolescentes respectivamente). Conclusão: Foi observada associação entre fluorose e qualidade de vida apenas no domínio funcional.Descritores: Fluorose dentária; qualidade de vida; percepção. AbstractIntroduction: Dental fluorosis is a disturbance of high prevalence caused by the ingestion of fluoride ions present mainly in toothpaste. Preventive measures to avoid it are still controversial. Thus, knowing the impact that fluorosis can cause on the population's quality of life it is important for planning public health policies. Objective: To evaluate the impact of dental fluorosis on the quality of life of children and adolescents. Material and method: We studied 300 subjects aged 8 to 12 years divided into 4 groups: children (8-10 years) and adolescents (10 to 12 years) with and without fluorosis. The diagnosis of fluorosis was performed according to the index Thylstrup and Fejerskov and quality of life was evaluated using Child Perceptions Questionnaire 8-10 and 11-14. The socio-demographic characteristics of the patients were also evaluated. For inclusion in the sample, selected patients should present eight permanent incisors with crowns fully erupted. Patients who had extensive restorations, fractured teeth, other dental enamel defects and who wore braces were excluded. Result: Fluorosis was present in 64.7% of the patients analyzed and in most cases (80.3%) was mild or very mild. In children, the average overall score of the questionnaire was 15.9 for the group without fluorosis and 18.3 for the group with fluorosis (p = 0.255). The te...

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“…In more severe forms, the tooth structure becomes completely opaque and porous, allowing it to acquire extrinsic pigments from the diet, so it may become brownish 3 . According to Chankanka et al 4 , aesthetic changes produced by severe dental fl uorosis may trigger social constraints.…”

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Impact of dental fluorosis on the quality of life of children and adolescents

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Moura

et al. 2014

Rev. odontol. UNESP

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“…27 These findings are also consistent with previous research which has identified a number of different visible dental differences (eg malocclusion, dental trauma, severe fluorosis and hypodontia) that are associated with worse OHRQoL in children. 9,11,12,14,15,29,30 Of the OHRQoL domains, it was the impact on emotional and social well-being that was most noticeable. Again, this is consistent with earlier findings which suggest poor dental aesthetics may have a number of psychosocial impacts on children's OHRQoL.…”

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Oral health-related quality of life of children in relation to dental appearance and educational transition

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“…6 In Brazil, studies in areas with optimum levels of fl uoride in the water have not shown any impact of dissatisfaction with the appearance of the teeth. 19,20 An investigation among adolescents in Pelotas, Southern Brazil (with water fl uoridated since 1962 and most cases of fl uorosis in the very mild and mild categories) showed a positive association between dental fl uorosis and more favorable quality-of-life scores.…”

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Qualidade da água para consumo humano e concentração de fluoreto

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This paper aimed to analyze the fl uoride concentration in drinking water, taking into account the balance between the benefi ts and risks to health, in order to produce scientifi c backing for the updating of the Brazilian legislation. Systematic reviews studies, offi cial documents and meteorological data were examined. The temperatures in Brazilian state capitals indicate that fl uoride levels should be between 0.6 and 0.9 mg F/l in order to prevent dental caries. Natural fl uoride concentration of 1.5 mg F/l is tolerated for consumption in Brazil if there is no technology with an acceptable cost-benefi t ratio for adjusting/removing the excess. Daily intake of water with a fl uoride concentration > 0.9 mg F/l presents a risk to the dentition among children under the age of eight years, and consumers should be explicitly informed of this risk. In view of the expansion of the Brazilian water fl uoridation program to regions with a typically tropical climate, Ordinance 635/75 relating to fl uoride added to the public water supply should be revised.

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A literature review of aesthetic perceptions of dental fluorosis and relationships with psychosocial aspects/oral health‐related quality of life

Cited by 127 publications

References 43 publications

Impact of dental fluorosis on the quality of life of children and adolescents

Impact of dental fluorosis on the quality of life of children and adolescents

Oral health-related quality of life of children in relation to dental appearance and educational transition

Qualidade da água para consumo humano e concentração de fluoreto

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