TITLE:
Prevalence of Dental Fluorosis in Mianwali and Mardan Districts
AUTHORS:
Komal Siddiq, Suman Dost, Ayesha Naseem, Ammara Arshad, Atta Ullah
KEYWORDS:
Prevalence, Fluorosis, DMFT
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Cosmetics, Dermatological Sciences and Applications,
Vol.1 No.3,
September
21,
2011
ABSTRACT: This study was conducted to assess the level of dental flourosis and Decaying, Missing, Filled Tooth (DMFT) of selected patients, in district Mardan village Rustam and District Mianwali village Harnoli. Study was conducted among people of age 10 - 60 years. The regions of Rustam and Harnoli are known to have high value of fluoride in drinking water. A cross sectional study was conducted among the subjects and the grade of fluorosis was calculated according to Deans Fluorosis Index. DMFT of each subject was also calculated. Total of 100 subjects were selected by simple random sampling technique among the population of Rustam and Harnoli and they were observed for the extent of fluorosis they had along with the number of decayed, missing and filled teeth they had Most of the population uses underground water, the water people commonly used was collected and was tested for amount of fluoride. The results show that there is a strong relationship between fluoride level and extent of fluorosis. Populations of both areas have dental fluorosis due to high concentration of fluoride in drinking water and also comparatively low DMFT because fluoride has caries protective effect.