A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY ON DENTAL FLUOROSIS AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN INCLUDING CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF POTABLE WATER SOURCES IN ADPALLI PHC, MULCHERA, GADCHIROLI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
Journal Title: Journal of Biological and Scientific Opinion - Year 2013, Vol 1, Issue 2
Abstract
Dental fluorosis is a developmental disturbance of dental enamel, caused by successive exposures to high concentrations of fluoride during tooth development, leading to enamel with lower mineral content and increased porosity. The condition is more common in school children owing to their development stage. A study was carried out to assess the prevalence of dental fluorosis among school children with chemical analysis of potable water sources in and around the villages of Adapalli PHC, Gadchiroli. Survey method was adopted to assess the prevalence by previously trained health workers and the chemical analysis was carried out in the District Public Health lab, Gadchiroli, India. It was found that the prevalence of dental fluorosis among school children is highest in Kalinagar (76.62 %) and Laxmipur (57.65 %), Tumadi (44.44 %), Gandhinagar (39.25 %) and Bhaskarnagar (34.50 %) follow a descending order. On the other hand chemical analysis of potable water sources more especially ground water shows that Kalinagar has the highest Fluoride level in its water sources, such as 4.5 PPM in bore well, 8.0 PPM in well, 8.0 PPM in hand pump. Next to Kalinagar villages like Haripur (1.4 PPM), Vasantapur (1.0 PPM), Thakurnagar (1.0 PPM), Gundapalli (1.0 PPM) shows moderate level of Fluoride in hand pump water. Apart from dental fluorosis the level of Fluoride in drinking water in some of the villages may lead to skeletal fluorosis which may incapacitate the normal functioning of the inhabitants causing economic damage. The district public health authority has recommended a fluoride treatment plant and has also recommended “Nalgonda Process” for water treatment.
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Janmejaya Samal, P K Rathod
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