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
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP536773
- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2018.4.5.019
- Views 100
- Downloads 0
Clinical and Epidemiological Profile of Acute Appendicitis Patients in Ghassan Naguib Pharaon Hospital: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Objective: To describe the clinical and epidemiological profile of acute appendicitis of patients treated at Ghassan Naguib Pharaon Hospital in Khamis Mushayt, Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia. Methods: We conducted a cross-se...
To Evaluate the Incidence of Prostatic Disorders and Correlate the Relationship of Presenting Complaints with Prostatic Disorders
Background: The diseases of prostate gland are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality among adult males worldwide. The most frequently encountered diseases affecting prostate are prostatitis, benign prostati...
Congenital Constriction of Leg Causing Gangrene in Newborn: A Rare Case Report
A newborn baby with a gangrenous limb has been rarely reported in literature. It has been said to be due to constricting amniotic band sequence. We hereby report such a case born to 36 weeks primiparous female who was no...
A Comparative Study of Preincisional Infiltration of Levobupivacaine 0.2% and Ropivacaine 0.375% for Postoperative Analgesia after Abdominal Surgery under General Anesthesia
Introduction: Pre-emptive analgesia is defined as administration before surgical incision that prevent the development of central sensitization of incisional injury or inflammatory injuries (i.e. intraoperative and posto...
Evaluation of Risk of Development of Fracture in Diabetic Patient: An Institutional Based Study
Backgrounds: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a group of metabolic diseases. The prevalence of osteoporosis increases dramatically with age. Type 2 DM also increases with increasing age, and therefore, diabetes and osteoporosis...