| Literature DB >> 7587147 |
M E Irigoyen1, N Molina, I Luengas.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis in children living in a community at 2066 m above sea level. The water fluoride concentration of this community was 2.8 ppm. The population selected encompassed 10-12-yr-old schoolchildren who were life-long residents of the area. The modified Dean Index was used to estimate the severity of fluorosis. A total of 93 children participated in the study. They all showed evidence of dental fluorosis. Fifty-seven percent had moderate fluorosis, and 19% severe fluorosis. The high prevalence and severity of fluorosis in the population examined emphasized the need to study the factors determining dental fluorosis in Mexican communities.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID： 7587147 DOI： 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1995.tb00239.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Community Dent Oral Epidemiol ISSN： 0301-5661 Impact factor: 3.383