title: Dental caries and endemic dental fluorosis in rural communities, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
abstract: It is observational, analytical and cross-sectional aimed to evaluate the association between severity and prevalence of fluorosis and dental caries in rural communities with endemic dental fluorosis in the north state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, with fluoride concentrations in water up to 4.8 mg/L. Data were collected by one examiner (intra-examiner kappa, 0.96 to 0,95 for caries and fluorosis) after toothbrushing. The study included 511 individuals aged 7 - 22 years, categorized according to age: 7 - 9 years (n = 227), 10 to 12 years (n = 153), 13 to 15 years (n = 92), 16 to 22 years (n = 39). For the diagnosis of dental caries used the criteria of the World Health Organization to measure indices DMFT. For fluorosis used the index Thylstrup and Fejerskov (TF), dichotomized according to prevalence (TF = 0 and TF > 0) and severity (TF < 4 and TF > 5). In the two younger groups, the DMFT and its decay component were higher in the group with more severe fluorosis (p < 0.001). This association was not found among adolescents and adults (p > 0.05). The association was found between the conditions more severe fluorosis and caries in individuals under 12 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Simone de Melo
authors.initials: Sde M
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimaraes
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Abreu
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Andrea Maria Duarte
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mara
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vasconcelos
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Efigenia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ferreira e  Ferreira
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lia Silva de
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Castilho
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D009050:Fluorosis, Dental / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D012423:Rural Health; D012424:Rural Population; D055815:Young Adult