The increased incidence of dental fluorosis in developing countries over the last two decades is considered to be largely due to the wide spread use of fluoride. A study was carried out in Dausa district to investigate the prevalence of dental fluorosis and its effects on teeth due to ingestion and exposure to fluoride over a long period of time. The drinking water limit for fluoride is 1.5 mg/...

BACKGROUND It has been speculated that amoxicillin use could be associated with dental enamel defects. OBJECTIVE To assess the association between dental fluorosis, one of the most common developmental tooth enamel defects, and amoxicillin use during early childhood. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS As participants in the Iowa Fluoride Study, subjects were followed up from birth to 32 mont...

s 57 Fluoride 35 (1) 2002 was no correlation between gender and the prevalence of fluorosis, but the prevalence and severity of skeletal fluorosis increased with increasing fluoride concentration and age. Possible factors causing variation in fluorosis in the cattle and buffaloes in villages with identical fluoride concentrations are discussed. Author: Choubisa SL. For Correspondence: P.G. Depa...

Fluorosis is a serious public health problem in many parts of the world where drinking water contains more than 1 ppm of fluoride. The main manifestations of skeletal fluorosis are crippling bone deformities, spinal compressions, and restricted movements of joints. Although fluorosis is irreversible, it could be prevented by appropriate and timely intervention through understanding the process ...

1Medical Services of Qatar Army Forces, Doha, Qatar. Received: 07/11/02; accepted 21/06/03 ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study is to draw attention to the presence and the severity of dental fluorosis in Doha (Qatar) through the high level of registered cases of fluorosis found among the groups examined. Of 4800 people aged 8–50 years, 2654 (55.29%) had dental fluorosis of some degree. This...

In order to investigate the Sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling pathway and the effect of cyclopamine in rat hepatocytes with chronic fluorosis, 48 Wistar rats were randomly divided into 4 groups. The control group was provided with tap water in which the fluorine concentration was <1mg/L, while the remaining three groups were provided with water containing sodium fluoride (NaF) at a concentration o...

The current article proposes a reflection on several aspect pertaining to dental fluorosis in Brazil, based on a systematic review of epidemiological surveys. The authors assess the prevalence and degrees of severity found in different studies and show that in methodological terms, there is a need for progress in procedures for population-based studies on fluorosis. Despite the different data c...

OBJECTIVE To determine the sources of fluoride exposure and the prevalence and severity of fluorosis and dental caries and sources of fluoride exposure in the permanent dentition of 11-year-old children. MATERIAL AND METHODS A cross-sectional study of 111 children attending elementary schools in the State of Mexico, where the concentration of fluoride in drinking water is < 0.3 ppm, was perfo...

Fluorosis in man and animals is the resultant of chronic exposure Fluoride (F) for prolonged period through F contaminated drinking water foods industrial pollution. However, fluoridated emissions are major sources humans domestic animals. Chronic not only deteriorate health human beings but also causes diverse adverse toxic effects on hard (teeth bones) soft (organs) tissues. Various induced p...

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of dental fluorosis and other enamel disorders in the study population, assess the degree of fluorosis, and calculate the average number of teeth affected by different enamel disorders among 12yearold Nigerian children. Methodology: The World Health Organization pathfinder methodology for oral health surveys was employed involving the index age 12 years. ...