Resumo O objetivo do presente artigo é investigar a relação fluorose/cáries em escolas, de acordo com o nível de fluoreto no abastecimento público de água. A amostra consistiu em 360 alunos de doze anos de idade, de ambos os sexos, que frequentam as escolas próximas da região em que nasceram. As escolas foram classificadas em três grupos de acordo com a presença de fluoreto no abastecimento de ...

In October 2005, the Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health (ARCPOH) hosted a Workshop on the Use of Fluorides in Australia. The workshop was attended by 35 experts, university, jurisdictional and peak-body representatives from all states and territories of Australia. ARCPOH hosted the workshop at the request of the National Advisory Committee on Oral Health (NACOH) which had con...

UNLABELLED Water fluoridation, is the controlled addition of fluoride to the water supply, with the aim of reducing the prevalence of dental caries. Current estimates suggest that approximately 370 million people in 27 countries consume fluoridated water, with an additional 50 million consuming water in which fluoride is naturally occurring. A pre-eruptive effect of fluoride exists in reducing ...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to identify the oral health status as well as oral health practices and access for care of graduating senior high school Tibetan students in Shannan prefecture of Tibet. METHODS Based on standards of the 3rd Chinese National Oral Epidemiological Survey and WHO Oral Health Surveys, 1907 graduating students from three senior high schools were examined for car...

UNLABELLED Swallowed fluoride toothpaste in the early years of life has been postulated to be a risk factor for fluorosis, but the epidemiological evidence is weakened by the fact that most of the relevant studies were done in developed countries where an individual is exposed to multiple sources of fluoride. OBJECTIVES To quantify the risk of fluorosis from fluoride toothpaste in a populatio...

Too much consumption of fluoride during tooth formation causes the disorder known as dental fluorosis, leading to changes in their appearance and structure. The severity fluorosis is typically classified into different stages based on visual teeth. Mild cases may not require any treatment, condition improve over time enamel continues mineralize. In more severe cases, treatment options include t...

Fluorosis and Caries Experience Following Early PostNatal Fluoride Supplementation: A Report of 19 Cases. A study of 19 cases of early post-natal supplementation at levels of O.5 and 1.0 mg of fluoride per day has shown a greater prevalence and severity of very mild tIuorosis among those also consuming optimally tluoridated water. Fluorosis was less prevalent among those consuming suboptimally ...

Enamel microabrasion has become accepted as a conservative, nonrestorative method of removing intrinsic and superficial dysmineralization defects from dental fluorosis, restoring esthetics with minimal loss of enamel. However, it can be difficult to determine if restoration is necessary in dental fluorosis, because the lesion depth is often not easily recognized. This case report presents a met...