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

INTRODUCTION: 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 importan...

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Main Authors: Laynna Marina Santos LIMA, Neusa Barros DANTAS-NETA, Werttey da Silva MOURA, Marcoeli Silva de MOURA, Andrea MANTESSO, Lúcia de Fátima Almeida de Deus MOURA, Marina Deus Moura LIMA
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author Laynna Marina Santos LIMA
Neusa Barros DANTAS-NETA
Werttey da Silva MOURA
Marcoeli Silva de MOURA
Andrea MANTESSO
Lúcia de Fátima Almeida de Deus MOURA
Marina Deus Moura LIMA
author_facet Laynna Marina Santos LIMA
Neusa Barros DANTAS-NETA
Werttey da Silva MOURA
Marcoeli Silva de MOURA
Andrea MANTESSO
Lúcia de Fátima Almeida de Deus MOURA
Marina Deus Moura LIMA
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description INTRODUCTION: 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 teenagers' score in the group without fluorosis was 26.1, while the group with fluorosis was 22.7 (p = 0.104).CONCLUSION: Dental fluorosis caused impact on the quality of life of the population analyzed only in the functional domain.
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spelling doaj.art-25b4a5e79975443c85adc169b8bd435f2022-12-21T19:16:33ZengUniversidade Estadual PaulistaRevista de Odontologia da UNESP1807-257743532633210.1590/rou.2014.052S1807-25772014000500326Impact of dental fluorosis on the quality of life of children and adolescentsLaynna Marina Santos LIMANeusa Barros DANTAS-NETAWerttey da Silva MOURAMarcoeli Silva de MOURAAndrea MANTESSOLúcia de Fátima Almeida de Deus MOURAMarina Deus Moura LIMAINTRODUCTION: 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 teenagers' score in the group without fluorosis was 26.1, while the group with fluorosis was 22.7 (p = 0.104).CONCLUSION: Dental fluorosis caused impact on the quality of life of the population analyzed only in the functional domain.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-25772014000500326&lng=en&tlng=enDental fluorosisquality of lifeperception
spellingShingle Laynna Marina Santos LIMA
Neusa Barros DANTAS-NETA
Werttey da Silva MOURA
Marcoeli Silva de MOURA
Andrea MANTESSO
Lúcia de Fátima Almeida de Deus MOURA
Marina Deus Moura LIMA
Impact of dental fluorosis on the quality of life of children and adolescents
Revista de Odontologia da UNESP
Dental fluorosis
quality of life
perception
title Impact of dental fluorosis on the quality of life of children and adolescents
title_full Impact of dental fluorosis on the quality of life of children and adolescents
title_fullStr Impact of dental fluorosis on the quality of life of children and adolescents
title_full_unstemmed Impact of dental fluorosis on the quality of life of children and adolescents
title_short Impact of dental fluorosis on the quality of life of children and adolescents
title_sort impact of dental fluorosis on the quality of life of children and adolescents
topic Dental fluorosis
quality of life
perception
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-25772014000500326&lng=en&tlng=en
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