title: Prevalence of dental caries among 13 and 15-year-old school children in an endemic fluorosis area: a cross-sectional study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the prevalence of dental caries and dental fluorosis among 13- to 15-year-old school children in Panyam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  
  
  METHODS
  The cross-sectional study was conducted among 202 school children and were examined for dental fluorosis and dental caries.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This study shows that male students have a decrease in DMFT (Decayed, missing, filled, teeth) index and increase in Dean's index when compared with females. Among students with 13 to 15 years of age, 13-year-old student has increase in DMFT score when compared with other age groups and 14-year-old students has increase in Dean's score when compared with other age group students.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of dental caries decreased with the increase of fluorosis among the students examined.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients with dental fluorosis show a decreased prevalence of dental caries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, MNR Dental College, Sangareddy, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Br
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Anuradha
authors.forename: G Sri
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Laxmi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sudhakar
authors.forename: Vn
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: K Amarendher
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: S Nagalaxmi
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: A Lakshmi
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Prasanna
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002327:Cariostatic Agents / Q000032:analysis; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D005260:Female; D005459:Fluorides / Q000032:analysis; D009050:Fluorosis, Dental / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors; D014881:Water Supply / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D002327:Cariostatic Agents; D005459:Fluorides