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Introduction While fluoride is accepted as being effective in the prevention of dental caries, the excessive consumption of fluoride can put bones and teeth at risk of developing fluorosis.
Heron Gezahegn Gebretsadik
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Prevalence of Dental Fluorosis Among Adolescents in Schools of Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Introduction: Drinking water is one of the major sources of fluoride. India is one of those 24 countries where fluorosis is an important public health problem.
Monica Chaudhry +5 more
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Introduction/Background: Fluorosis has attained an alarming dimension all over the world. It has been identified as an endemic disease among which Uttar Pradesh is facing serious health problems.
Meetika Pahuja +2 more
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Background: Endemic fluorosis resulting from high fluoride concentration in groundwater is a public health problem in India. The available data suggest that 15 states in India are endemic to fluorosis (fluoride level in drinking water >1.5 mg/l) which ...
Rajeswary Kumar +4 more
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Dental fluorosis prevalence in Saudi Arabia
Aim: In order to improve the understanding of dental fluorosis prevalence in Saudi Arabia and have a good idea of the quality of the studies that have been conducted, a systematic review was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of dental fluorosis among ...
Falah R Alshammari +4 more
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Preventing Dental Fluorosis [PDF]
This study was conducted in an area will recognized to have problems of fluorosis. School children were first asked if they have dental fluorosis and then examined by a dentist (only those reported not to have dental fluorosis). About 84% of the students
Yemane Berhane +4 more
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Prevalence of Dental Fluorosis in Saudi Arabia: A Meta-Analysis
Objective: To identify the prevalence of dental fluorosis in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Material and Methods: Literature search for the present study aimed to include all the relevant studies conducted in Saudi Arabia that reported prevalence of dental ...
Freah Alshammary +7 more
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Prevalence of dental fluorosis in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu, South India: A pilot study
Background: Tamil Nadu is one of the 18 states affected by fluorosis in India. The maximum tolerance limit of fluoride in drinking water specified by the World Health Organization (WHO, 1984) is 1.5 mg/l while it is proved to be above in many areas of ...
Maya Ramesh +4 more
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FLUOROSIS PREVALENCE AT DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE EARTH (LITERATURE REVIEW)
The aim of the study is to analyze the literature about the fluorosis prevalence and the factors which lead to dental and bone fluorosis. The search for articles published in 2016-2023 was conducted by the authors in Scopus and Web of Science ...
L.F. Kaskova +6 more
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Does fluorosis have an impact on Peruvian children’s oral health related quality of life?
Objectives The aims of this study were to evaluate the prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis and to assess the impact of dental fluorosis on oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) of children living in two Peruvian towns with different water ...
Zaida Moya de CALDERÓN +4 more
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