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Volume 4 Issue 3 (May - June, 2016)

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INCIDENCE OF DENTAL FLUOROSIS AMONG CHILDREN OF BATHINDA DISTRICT IN THE PUNJAB STATE
R.P.S. Chahal, P.P.K. Chahal

Background: Fluorosis is one of the common but major emerging areas of research in the tropics. It is considered endemic in 17 states of India. The objective was to find the prevalence of dental fluorosis among school children residing in Bathinda, Punjab, India. Materials and Methods: In total 930 school children below the age of 18 years were examined for the dental fluorosis. All the school children were residents of five villages of Bathinda district of the Punjab state. Results: It has been observed that 62.5% school children were affected by dental fluorosis with varying grades. The stages of children dental fluorosis were chalky white (22.7%), yellow brown blackish teeth (11.5%), horizontal streaks (28.6%), teeth with spots (25.8%). Discolouration of incisors were more prevalent followed by pre-molars and molars. Conclusion: Results of present study suggested  that the city had a good number of cases of dental fluorosis and that the groundwater in certain areas had more than normal quantity of fluoride. Further studies with larger sample size in same area is required to substantiate results of present study.
Key words: Bathinda district, dental Fluorosis; drinking water; ground water.

 
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