Prevalence of Dental Fluorosis Among Primary School Children in Rural Areas of Karera Block, Madhya Pradesh

Objective To determine prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis in school going children of ten villages of Karera block of Shivpuri District, Madhya Pradesh. Methods Fluoride ion concentration was measured in ten hand pump and two wells waters with a fluoride meter (ORION model 720). For the stu...

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Published in:Indian journal of pediatrics 2013-09, Vol.80 (9), p.718-720
Main Authors: Narwaria, Y. S., Saksena, D. N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Factors
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Developing Countries
Female
Fluorosis, Dental - classification
Fluorosis, Dental - diagnosis
Fluorosis, Dental - epidemiology
Fluorosis, Dental - etiology
General aspects
Gynecology
Humans
Incidence
India
Male
Medical sciences
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original Article
Pediatrics
Risk Factors
Rural Population - statistics & numerical data
Sex Factors
Tooth Demineralization - chemically induced
Tooth Demineralization - classification
Tooth Demineralization - diagnosis
Tooth Demineralization - epidemiology
Water Pollutants, Chemical - adverse effects
Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis
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Summary:Objective To determine prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis in school going children of ten villages of Karera block of Shivpuri District, Madhya Pradesh. Methods Fluoride ion concentration was measured in ten hand pump and two wells waters with a fluoride meter (ORION model 720). For the study total 750 school children were selected from ten government primary schools of ten rural villages. The survey was conducted during the period of November 2007 through December 2009. The dental and oral examination was done by two trained dentists. The occurrence and severity of dental fluorosis was recorded using Dean’s index. Results Drinking water sources considered for study were hand pumps, and wells. Out of 750 children surveyed, 341 were found affected with dental fluorosis. The boys had greater prevalence (46.75 %) as compared to girls (42.18 %). Dental fluorosis, as assessed by Dean’s Index shows that 20.8 % children had grade I, 19.47 % grade II, 5.2 % grade III. Overall, 45.46 % of the sample showed some grades of dental fluorosis. Conclusions In all the 144 water samples from ten villages fluoride level was higher than permissible limits. The boys had greater prevalence of dental fluorosis over the girls.
ISSN:0019-5456
0973-7693
DOI:10.1007/s12098-013-1082-z