Prevalence, severity and factors associated with dental fluorosis among children aged 8-10 years in bangkok, thailand.
This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with
dental fluorosis in permanent incisors among children aged 8-10 years in Bangkok,
Thailand. We studied 707 children selected by stratified randomization and
examined each of them to determine their Dean’s fluorosis index. Parents of the
studied children were asked to fill out a questionnaire. The study was conducted
from July to October 2014. Chi-square test and multiple logistic regression analysis
were used to study the association between various factors and fluorosis among
study subjects. Dental fluorosis was found in 18.4% of subjects. Sixteen point one
percent and 2.3% of 707 subjects had very mild fluorosis and mild fluorosis, respectively.
Factors significantly associated with dental fluorosis were family income
(aOR=1.77; 95% CI: 1.10-2.86, p=0.02) and history of taking fluoride supplements
(aOR=1.66; 95% CI: 1.07-2.61, p=0.03). This study indicated that the prevalence of
fluorosis had increased in Bangkok, but the majority was very mild level.
PMID: 29620824 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research
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