Prevalence of Dental Fluorosis among Primary School Children in Rural Areas of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 5
Abstract
In preventive dentistry fluoride plays an essential role due to its cariostatic potential. However, excessive intake of fluoride leads to dental and skeletal fluorosis. Millions of people in India suffer from dental, skeletal and non-skeletal fluorosis. The objective is to find the prevalence of dental fluorosis among primary school children in rural areas of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh India. A total of 1072 school children, residing in since childhood and consuming the groundwater, in the age group of 6–13 years were selected from various schools situated at different villages of the selected areas. Children were categorized in two age groups and were examined for dental fluorosis. Dean’s criteria for assessment of dental fluorosis were used, and observations were recorded on a study specific Performa. Among the 1072 children examined, 376 (35%) were found to be having dental fluorosis, among which number of males 198 (52%) was more than females 178 (47%). Among the different grades of fluorosis observed, very mild dental fluorosis was observed in most of the cases (214). It was observed that the villages at Sitapur road had a maximum number of cases of dental fluorosis (48.9%). The rural areas near Lucknow city had a good number of cases of dental fluorosis and the fluoride in groundwater of most of the area were in optimal level except in one village. There is a need to evaluate the other risk factors associated with the condition and optimal range of fluoride level (0.7-1.2 ppm) in water should come down.
Authors and Affiliations
Vinay Kumar Gupta`, Seema Malhotra, Nishita Kankane, Gaurav Mishra
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- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2018.4.5.019
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