Adolescent’s perception of the aesthetic impact of dental fluorosis in areas with and without water fluoridation
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Changes in dental fluorosis following the cessation of water fluoridation.
OBJECTIVES To determine changes in the prevalence of dental fluorosis, and in perceptions of aesthetic concerns due to dental fluorosis after water fluoridation ceased. METHODS Schoolchildren in second and third grades were examined in 1993-94, 1996-97 and 2002-03 to determine changes in the prevalence of dental fluorosis following fluoridation cessation of the public water supplies in 1992. ...
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