Intra-oral Distribution of Dental Fluorosis in Newburgh and Kingston, New York

Kumar, Jayanth; Swango, Philip A.; Haley, Valerie B.; Green, E.

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“…[16,29] The relation is strongly dose dependent. [4,5,8,23,[30][31][32][33] The results of our study were consistent with all these studies. There was no difference in the age and gender distribution of dental fluorosis.…”

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Prevalence of dental caries and dental fluorosis among 12 and15 year-old school children in an endemic fluoride area of Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh, India

Sukhabogi

Parthasarathi

Anjum

et al. 2013

Ann Trop Med Public Health

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Introduction:The published literature on the prevalence of dental caries and luorosis in Nalgonda district, an endemic luoride belt in India was scanty. Objective: To determine the prevalence of dental caries and dental luorosis among 12 and 15 years old school children in relation to luoride concentration in Nalgonda district. Materials and Methods: Strati ied random sampling technique was employed to select 20 schools from Nalgonda district. These areas were divided into four categories, low, medium, high and very high luoride areas based on the luoride concentration. The oral examination for dental caries and luorosis among children who ful illed the inclusion and exclusion criteria were conducted by a single trained and calibrated examiner using mouth mirror and CPI (Community Periodontal Index) probe under natural daylight. The data analysis was done using Statistical Package for Social Sciences SPSS version 16. Results: The prevalence of dental caries among 12 and 15 year old school children was 42.6% and 48.6% respectively. The prevalence was more among females (56.9%) than males (34.2%). The prevalence was more in low luoride area (67%) followed by very high luoride area (56.1%). The lowest prevalence was in medium luoride area (20.5%). The prevalence of dental luorosis increased with increasing luoride concentration with no difference in the gender and age distribution. Conclusion: De luoridation of water in areas where the concentration of luoride is more than optimal is an immediate need as dental luorosis is a major public health problem in these areas.

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Prevalence of dental caries and dental fluorosis among 12 and15 year-old school children in an endemic fluoride area of Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh, India

Sukhabogi

Parthasarathi

Anjum

et al. 2013

Ann Trop Med Public Health

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“…[9] Similar positive correlation between fluoride concentration and DFI (Dental Fluorosis Index) score, was also found in studies by Ruan, et al .,[10] Mann, et al .,[11] Acharya S,[12] and Kumar J. [1314] Prevalence of manifestations of skeletal fluorosis was found to be 18.26-43.26%. Other studies have reported the prevalence of skeletal fluorosis was found to be 17% to 22% (8,9) The most common sign among skeletal fluorosis were being pain and stiffness of the joints (43.26%) and inability to touch the chin with chest (40.38%).…”

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Erratum: Prevalence and associated factors of burnout among family medicine residents in Al Madina, Saudi Arabia

Majumdar

Sundarraj

2019

J Family Med Prim Care

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Background:Excessive fluoride in drinking water causes dental, skeletal and non-skeletal fluorosis which is encountered in endemic proportions in several parts of the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) guideline value and the permissible limit of fluoride as per the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is 1.5 mg/L. Studies showed that withdrawal of sources identified for fluoride, often leads to reduction of fluoride in the body fluids (re-testing urine and serum after a week or ten days) and results in the disappearance of non-skeletal fluorosis within a short duration of 10-15 days.Objective:To determine the prevalence of signs and symptoms of suspected dental, skeletal and non-skeletal fluorosis along with food habits, addictions and use of fluoride-containing toothpaste among participants taking water with fluoride concentration above permissible limit and to assess the changes in clinical manifestations of the above participants after consumption of safe drinking water with fluoride concentration below permissible limit.Materials and Methods:A longitudinal intervention study was conducted from October 2010 to December 2011 in a village selected randomly in Purulia District of West Bengal which is endemic for fluorosis. Thirty-six families with 104 family members in the above village having history of taking unsafe water containing high level of fluoride were selected for the study. The occurrence of various dental, skeletal and non-skeletal manifestations of fluorosis along with food habits, addictions and use of fluoride-containing toothpaste among the study population was assessed; the impact of taking safe water with fluoride concentration below permissible limit from a supplied community filter on these clinical manifestations was studied by follow-up examination of the above participants for six months. The data obtained is compared with the collected data from the baseline survey.Results:The prevalence of signs and symptoms of dental, skeletal and non-skeletal fluorosis was (18.26%), (18.26-43.26%) and (12.49-38.46%) among the study population. Withdrawal of source(s) identified for fluoride by providing community filters supplying safe water along with nutritional interventions lead to 1.92% decrease of manifestation of dental fluorosis, 2.88-18.26% decrease of manifestations of skeletal fluorosis and 3.8-5.77% decrease in manifestations of non-skeletal fluorosis within six months. Following repeated motivation of participants during visit there was also 2.88% decrease in the usage of fluoride-containing toothpaste, 4.81% decrease in consumption of black lemon tea, supari and tobacco which are known sources of fluoride ingestion in our body.Conclusion:Increased prevalence of dental, skeletal and non-skeletal fluorosis was found among the study population. Withdrawal of sources(s) identified for fluoride by supplying community filter, dietary restriction and other nutritional interventions led to decrease of manifestations of the three types of fluorosis within six months. The government should pla...

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“…We found a low prevalence of fluorosis for the first molars, which contradicts the findings of K umar et al . (42). They attributed the higher rates of fluorosis in the upper molars, compared with those in the central incisors, to the longer maturation process of, and the thicker enamel in, the posterior teeth.…”

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Dental fluorosis and dental caries among 12‐yr‐old children from high‐ and low‐fluoride areas in Lithuania

Narbutaitė

Vehkalahti

Milčiuvienė

2007

European J Oral Sciences

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We investigated the prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis, and the occurrence of dental caries, among 12-yr-old children from high- and low-fluoride areas in a country with high caries figures and a developing oral healthcare system. The sample included a total of 600 lifetime residents from high-fluoride (HF; 1.7-2.2 ppm) and low-fluoride (LF; 0.2 ppm) areas in Lithuania. The diagnoses of dental fluorosis followed the Thylstrup-Fejerskov Index (TF), and a diagnosis of dental caries followed the World Health Organization criteria. In the HF area, 66% of the 12-yr-old children had dental fluorosis (TF score > 0) compared with 4% in the LF area. The maximum TF severity scores were 7 and 3, respectively. The mean number of teeth with fluorosis was 4.5 [95% confidence interval (CI) = 4.0, 5.0] for the HF group and 0.2 (95% CI = 0.1, 0.2) for the LF group. In the HF group, 72% had a decayed, missing or filled teeth (DMFT) score of > 0, compared with 87% in the LF group. The mean DMFT was 2.0 (95% CI = 1.8, 2.3) in the HF group and 3.5 (95% CI = 3.2, 3.8) in the LF group. Current untreated caries (DT) occurred (DT >0) in half of both the HF and LF groups. Regardless of the concentration of fluoride in the drinking water, the prevalence of past (DMFT > 0) and present (DT > 0) caries was high, calling for more emphasis on the prevention of tooth decay in countries, such as Lithuania, with high caries figures and a developing oral healthcare system.

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Intra-oral Distribution of Dental Fluorosis in Newburgh and Kingston, New York

Cited by 14 publications

References 27 publications

Prevalence of dental caries and dental fluorosis among 12 and15 year-old school children in an endemic fluoride area of Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh, India

Prevalence of dental caries and dental fluorosis among 12 and15 year-old school children in an endemic fluoride area of Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh, India

Erratum: Prevalence and associated factors of burnout among family medicine residents in Al Madina, Saudi Arabia

Dental fluorosis and dental caries among 12‐yr‐old children from high‐ and low‐fluoride areas in Lithuania

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