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Saliva microbiome alterations in dental fluorosis population
Journal of Oral Microbiology, 2023 Background We aimed to explore saliva microbiome alterations in dental fluorosis population.Methods The prevalence of dental fluorosis was examined in 957 college students. Dean’s fluorosis index was used to evaluate the dental fluorosis status.
Shanshan Liu +13 more
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Amrita Journal of Medicine, 2021 Context: Dental caries remains a major public health problem, affecting 60-90% of school children. The assessment of dental caries and fluorosis in endemic fluoride areas will facilitate in assessing the relation between fluoride concentrations in ...
Rohan Sachdev +3 more
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Indian Journal of Dental Sciences, 2020 Aim: The prevalence of dental fluorosis in Southern India has been reported to be on higher side. In Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, the dental fluorosis incidence among 13–15-year-old school children was observed at 87.7%.
Nivaditha Balamurali +5 more
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Probing the Biological Plausibility of Fluoride as an Endocrine Disruptor. [PDF]
Birth Defects ResABSTRACT Background Fluoride has come under recent scrutiny regarding concerns over potential neurodevelopmental and endocrine‐related toxicities, with recent reviews by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) and European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concluding with moderate or reasonable confidence, respectively, that exposure to drinking water having ...
Mudd AM, Ovando BJ, Daston GP.
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Epidemiology survey of dental fluorosis in rural area of Tianjin city
口腔疾病防治, 2017 Objective To investigate the situation of dental fluorosis and residents awareness of dental flourosis in rural area of Tianjin, providing the basis for control of dental fluorosis prevalence level and continuous supervise of den⁃ tal fluorosis ...
HU Jing +3 more
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Molar incisor hypomineralisation: current knowledge and practice
International Dental Journal, EarlyView., 2020 Background Molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) is a common developmental dental condition that presents in childhood. Areas of poorly formed enamel affect one or more first permanent molars and can cause opacities on the anterior teeth. MIH presents a variety of challenges for the dental team as well as functional and social impacts for affected ...
Helen D. Rodd +4 more
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Relation between dental fluorosis and intelligence quotient in school children of Bagalkot district
Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 2011 This study was conducted on 160 children, in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka state between August and October 2010, with the aim of finding out if there is a relation between dental fluorosis status and Intelligence Quotient (IQ).
P K Shivaprakash +2 more
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Severity of dental fluorosis among 12-15 years old school children in Zeway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Orapuh Journal, 2021 Introduction Fluorine is the most electronegative of all chemical elements and is largely found in the chemically combined state of fluoride. Fluoride at an optimum level does not only decrease the incidence of dental caries but also maintains the ...
Heron Gezahegn Gebretsadik
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Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2021 Background: Dental fluorosis is a disease of dental hard tissues resulting from excess fluoride intake during the developmental stages of teeth causing hypomineralization of the enamel.
Hagir Abd Rahman Mahmoud Ali +1 more
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Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research, 2023 Introduction: Oral diseases and conditions affect the physical, social, and psychological well-being of an individual. The aim of this study was to determine the association between the severity of dental fluorosis and oral health related quality of life
B.K.G. Thilakarathne +3 more
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