Concurrent with the decline in dental caries has been an increase in the prevalence of dental fluorosis, a side-effect of exposure to greater than optimal levels of fluoride during amelogenesis. The mechanisms that underlie the pathogenesis of dental fluorosis are not known. We hypothesize that genetic determinants influence an individual's susceptibility or resistance to develop dental fluoros...

Objective: This study was undertaken to assess the prevalence and severity of Dental Fluorosis among children aged 12 -17 years in an endemically affected area in Rural Bangalore and to determine the public health significance of Dental Fluorosis. Introduction: Ground water has been a significant water source for domestic, irrigating, and industrial purposes in India. More than 85% of rural and...

OBJECTIVE This study was aimed at determining dental fluorosis prevalence and severity amongst 6-13-year-old students residing in Medellin, Colombia. METHODS A descriptive study was carried out on 1,330 students attending 34 public schools in the city of Medellin. Two dentists trained in dental fluorosis diagnosis performed the examinations were after the teeth had been brushed. Teeth were dr...

Dental fluorosis refers to changes in the appearance of tooth enamel that are caused by long-term ingestion of fluoride during the time teeth are forming. Studies conducted in the 1930s showed that the severity of tooth decay was lower and dental fluorosis was higher in areas with more fluoride in the drinking water. In response to these findings, community water fluoridation programs were deve...

OBJECTIVES High intake of fluoride (>1.5 mg/L) for a prolonged period may lead to skeletal fluorosis as well as dental fluorosis. The aim of this study was to compare the craniofacial characteristics of children with dental fluorosis in early permanent dentition period to those without fluorosis. METHODS Two hundred and sixteen children in early permanent dentition (girls:121, boys:95) were i...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis, as well as factors associated with its occurrence, in seven cohorts of children before and after the implementation of a fluoridated salt program in 1991. MATERIAL AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out in 1,373 children aged from 6 to 12 years in Campeche, Mexico. Data were collected by means of a questionna...

BACKGROUND Fluorosis, caused by ingestion of excessive amount of fluoride through food or water, is a major public health problem in India. This study was undertaken to quantify the dental fluorosis burden among school going adolescents and to find factors associated with dental fluorosis in Kolar taluka, Karnataka, India. METHODS A total of 1026 high school adolescents (12-17 years) were enr...

INTRODUCTION Over the last two decades, the prevalence of dental caries in children has decreased and the prevalence of dental fluorosis has increased. Knowledge on the epidemiologic conditions of a population is fundamental for the planning of health programs. OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of dental caries and dental fluorosis among schoolchildren, in Catalão, Goiás, Brazil. METHO...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Endemic fluorosis resulting from high fluoride concentration in groundwater is a major public health problem in India. This study was carried out to measure and compare the prevalence of dental fluorosis and dental caries in the population residing in high and normal level of fluoride in their drinking water in Vadodara district, Gujarat, India. METHODS A cross-section...

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis in permanent teeth and its association with dental caries in a group of school children living in a nonfluoridated community of Wielkopolska (Poland). The sample consisted of 470 children aged 6–14 years. Dental fluorosis was described using the Thylstrup and Fejerskov Index (TFI). Dental caries experience was a...