Prevalence of dental fluorosis in relation with different fluoride levels in drinking water among school going children in Sarada tehsil of Udaipur district, Rajasthan

Sarvaiya, Bhumi; Bhayya, Deepak P; Arora, Renu; Mehta, Dhaval

doi:10.4103/0970-4388.108929

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“…The size of the apatite crystals in the skeletal system is increased due to fluoride. Fluoride incorporation into the skeletal system and dental enamel is dependent on age [92,93]. When the fluoride concentration in drinking water is more than 2 ppm, dental fluorosis begins.…”

Section: Fluoride Health Effectsmentioning

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A Review of Fluoride Removal from Groundwater

Karunanithi¹,

Agarwal

Qanungo

2018

Period. Polytech. Chem. Eng.

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Most of the arid and semiarid zones of the Indian subcontinent are seriously affected by the fluorosis problem due to high concentration of the fluoride in ground water. Due to leaching of fluoride from the fluoride bearing rocks, the groundwater gets contaminated with fluoride. The different techniques for fluoride removal namely, the Activated alumina, the Nalgonda technique, bone charcoal, contact precipitation, electro-dialysis, reverse osmosis, ion-exchange, clay column, bio-adsorbents and MgO are discussed in detail. Their advantages and disadvantages together with the applicability in actual use also been discussed in the paper.

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Section: Fluoride Health Effectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Review of Fluoride Removal from Groundwater

Karunanithi¹,

Agarwal

Qanungo

2018

Period. Polytech. Chem. Eng.

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“…[13] These finding are in contrast to the reports by Sarvaiya and coworkers. [8] Smith in 1988 noted that dental caries was declining even in people consuming un-fluoridated water and may be attributed due to sources in the environment such us fertilizers and solid wastes containing fluoride. He also claimed that fluoride containing dental health products might contribute to this excess intake of fluoride.…”

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“…[7] Sarvaiya and coworkers found a very strong correlation between fluorosis index and fluoride levels in drinking water in their study on school children in Rajasthan in 2012. [8] Firempong and co-workers (2013) conducted a study on fluorosis and water fluoride levels in Ghana and found a positive correlation between the two.…”

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Prevalence of dental fluorosis and fluoride content of drinking water in rural areas of Malappuram district, Kerala

Raghavan¹,

Bipin²,

Abraham³

2014

Int J Med Sci Public Health

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BACKGROUND Ground water is the major source of freshwater, hence protection of groundwater is critical for the welfare of humankind. The people living in rural areas are more exposed, since there is no centrally supplied water in these areas. The major source of fluoride in ground water is the fluoride-bearing rocks. Dental fluorosis which manifests as discolouration of teeth and skeletal fluorosis which are endemic are most early biomarkers of fluoride toxicity. Dharmapuri district in Tamilnadu is one such region where high concentration of fluoride is present in ground water. The present study was done to determine the occurrence of dental fluorosis in children belonging to Avarankattur village, Dharmapuri district and correlate to the fluoride content of the drinking water and other related factors.

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“…In another study conducted by Sarvaiya et al 14 in Sarada Tahsil of Udaipur district in Rajasthan there was a prevalence of 69.84% and increased Community Fluorosis Index with higher water fluoride content.…”

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Prevalence and Causative Factors of Dental Fluorosis in Kerala

Gopalakrishnan¹,

Iqbal²,

Nair³

et al. 2014

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Excessive consumption of fluoride leads to toxic manifestations in man, collectively referred to as Fluorosis. Latest estimates suggest that around 200 million people from among 25 nations the world over, are under the dreadful fate of Fluorosis. In India, 20 states are under fluoride attack. OBJECTIVES: To study the prevalence and causative factors of dental fluorosis among children in the age group of 10-15 years in Kerala. METHODOLOGY: Two endemic districts and two neighboring non endemic districts were selected for this study. Sample size of 980 was calculated and adequate sample was selected from the school going children. A pretested modified questionnaire was used to collect the data. The fluorosis status was assessed by dental specialists. The information regarding the fluoride content of the water was also obtained. The data was entered and analyzed. The prevalence of fluorosis was calculated in percentages. RESULTS: The prevalence of dental fluorosis in the endemic districts of Alappuzha and Palakkad were 37.4% and 39.2% respectively. The prevalence in the neighboring non endemic districts of Kollam and Thrissur were 4.4 % and 2.2% respectively. The community fluorosis index was 0.61 in Alappuzha and 0.63 in Palakkad. The prevalence was higher among boys than among girls. CONCLUSION: Dental fluorosis is a public health problem in the districts of Alappuzha and Palakkad in Kerala, India. The main causative risk factor is the increased fluoride content of drinking water. Immediate measures should be taken to defluoridate the water to the optimum level of fluoride in order to solve this public health problem.

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Prevalence of dental fluorosis in relation with different fluoride levels in drinking water among school going children in Sarada tehsil of Udaipur district, Rajasthan

Abstract: There was an increase in prevalence of dental fluorosis with a corresponding increase in water fluoride content from 0.8 ppm to 4.1 ppm. A significantly strong positive correlation was found between CFI and fluoride concentration in drinking water.

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A Review of Fluoride Removal from Groundwater

A Review of Fluoride Removal from Groundwater

Prevalence of dental fluorosis and fluoride content of drinking water in rural areas of Malappuram district, Kerala

Prevalence and Causative Factors of Dental Fluorosis in Kerala

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