Dental fluorosis and its influence on children’s life

dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.creatorMoimaz, Suzely Adas Saliba
dc.creatorSaliba, Orlando
dc.creatorMarques, Lívia Bino
dc.creatorGarbin, Clea Adas Saliba
dc.creatorSaliba, Nemre Adas
dc.date2015-02-02T12:39:36Z
dc.date2016-10-25T20:17:16Z
dc.date2015-02-02T12:39:36Z
dc.date2016-10-25T20:17:16Z
dc.date2015
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-06T06:44:09Z
dc.date.available2017-04-06T06:44:09Z
dc.identifierBrazilian Oral Research. Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica - SBPqO, v. 29, n. 1, p. 01-07, 2015.
dc.identifier1806-8324
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/114506
dc.identifierhttp://acervodigital.unesp.br/handle/11449/114506
dc.identifier10.1590/1807-3107BOR-2015.vol29.0014
dc.identifierS1806-83242015000100214
dc.identifierS1806-83242015000100214.pdf
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1807-3107BOR-2015.vol29.0014
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/925209
dc.descriptionThis study verified the prevalence of dental fluorosis in 12-year-old children and its association with different fluoride levels in the public water supply, and evaluated the level of perception of dental fluorosis by the studied children. To assess fluorosis prevalence, clinical examinations were performed and a structured instrument was used to evaluate the self-perception of fluorosis. The water supply source in the children’s area of residence since birth was used as the study criterion. In total, 496 children were included in the study. Fluorosis was diagnosed in 292 (58.9%) children; from these, 220 (44.4%) children were diagnosed with very mild fluorosis, 59 (11.9%) with mild fluorosis, 12 (2.4%) with moderate fluorosis, and 1 (0.2%) child with severe fluorosis. A significant association (p = 0.0004) was observed between the presence of fluorosis and areas with excessive fluoride in the water supply. Among the 292 children that showed fluorosis, 40% perceived the presence of spots in their teeth. The prevalence of fluorosis was slightly high, and the mildest levels were the most frequently observed. Although most of the children showed fluorosis to various degrees, the majority did not perceive these spots, suggesting that this alteration did not affect their quality of life.
dc.descriptionFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
dc.descriptionConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.descriptionCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherSociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica - SBPqO
dc.relationBrazilian Oral Research
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectFluorosis, Dental
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subjectOral Health
dc.subjectSelf Concept
dc.titleDental fluorosis and its influence on children’s life
dc.typeOtro


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