title: Prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis in a Mexican community with above-optimal fluoride concentration in drinking water.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis in children living in a community at 2066 m above sea level. The water fluoride concentration of this community was 2.8 ppm. The population selected encompassed 10-12-yr-old schoolchildren who were life-long residents of the area. The modified Dean Index was used to estimate the severity of fluorosis. A total of 93 children participated in the study. They all showed evidence of dental fluorosis. Fifty-seven percent had moderate fluorosis, and 19% severe fluorosis. The high prevalence and severity of fluorosis in the population examined emphasized the need to study the factors determining dental fluorosis in Mexican communities.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Coyoacan, Mexico.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Irigoyen
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Molina
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Luengas
mesh_terms: D000531:Altitude; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005459:Fluorides / Q000032:analysis*; D009050:Fluorosis, Dental / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014881:Water Supply / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D005459:Fluorides