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

Aim: To estimate the prevalence of dental fluorosis in relation with different fluoride levels in drinking water among school going children of 6-12 years age group. Materials and Methods: Dental fluorosis was recorded using Dean′s index in school children of selected villages. The drinking water sa...

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Main Authors: B U Sarvaiya, D Bhayya, R Arora, D N Mehta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
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Online Access:http://www.jisppd.com/article.asp?issn=0970-4388;year=2012;volume=30;issue=4;spage=317;epage=322;aulast=Sarvaiya
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description Aim: To estimate the prevalence of dental fluorosis in relation with different fluoride levels in drinking water among school going children of 6-12 years age group. Materials and Methods: Dental fluorosis was recorded using Dean′s index in school children of selected villages. The drinking water samples of all the selected villages were collected in polyethylene bottles and the fluoride content of these samples was determined by fluoride ion selective method using Orion microprocessor analyser. Results: The overall prevalence of dental fluorosis was found to be 69.84%. An increase in the community fluorosis index (CFI) with corresponding increase in water fluoride content was found. Conclusion: 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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spelling doaj.art-71f22a74626b4d6b875d228dc686c8f92022-12-21T23:37:54ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry0970-43881998-39052012-01-0130431732210.4103/0970-4388.108929Prevalence of dental fluorosis in relation with different fluoride levels in drinking water among school going children in Sarada tehsil of Udaipur district, RajasthanB U SarvaiyaD BhayyaR AroraD N MehtaAim: To estimate the prevalence of dental fluorosis in relation with different fluoride levels in drinking water among school going children of 6-12 years age group. Materials and Methods: Dental fluorosis was recorded using Dean′s index in school children of selected villages. The drinking water samples of all the selected villages were collected in polyethylene bottles and the fluoride content of these samples was determined by fluoride ion selective method using Orion microprocessor analyser. Results: The overall prevalence of dental fluorosis was found to be 69.84%. An increase in the community fluorosis index (CFI) with corresponding increase in water fluoride content was found. Conclusion: 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.http://www.jisppd.com/article.asp?issn=0970-4388;year=2012;volume=30;issue=4;spage=317;epage=322;aulast=SarvaiyaDental fluorosisdrinking waterfluoride
spellingShingle B U Sarvaiya
D Bhayya
R Arora
D N Mehta
Prevalence of dental fluorosis in relation with different fluoride levels in drinking water among school going children in Sarada tehsil of Udaipur district, Rajasthan
Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
Dental fluorosis
drinking water
fluoride
title Prevalence of dental fluorosis in relation with different fluoride levels in drinking water among school going children in Sarada tehsil of Udaipur district, Rajasthan
title_full Prevalence of dental fluorosis in relation with different fluoride levels in drinking water among school going children in Sarada tehsil of Udaipur district, Rajasthan
title_fullStr Prevalence of dental fluorosis in relation with different fluoride levels in drinking water among school going children in Sarada tehsil of Udaipur district, Rajasthan
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of dental fluorosis in relation with different fluoride levels in drinking water among school going children in Sarada tehsil of Udaipur district, Rajasthan
title_short Prevalence of dental fluorosis in relation with different fluoride levels in drinking water among school going children in Sarada tehsil of Udaipur district, Rajasthan
title_sort prevalence of dental fluorosis in relation with different fluoride levels in drinking water among school going children in sarada tehsil of udaipur district rajasthan
topic Dental fluorosis
drinking water
fluoride
url http://www.jisppd.com/article.asp?issn=0970-4388;year=2012;volume=30;issue=4;spage=317;epage=322;aulast=Sarvaiya
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