The Prevalence and Severity of Dental Fluorosis and Fluoride Exposure Among 12-year-old school children in Puchong, Selangor

Shafie, Zawawi (2012) The Prevalence and Severity of Dental Fluorosis and Fluoride Exposure Among 12-year-old school children in Puchong, Selangor. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Summary: A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis among school children. This study included 71 children age 12 years old from Sekolah Kebangsaan Puchong Indah. Thirty of them were male and 41 were female. Respondents were recruited after fulfilling a few inclusive and exclusive criteria. Drinking water and urine samples were collected for three consecutive days and were analysed for fluoride using a DR/2800 direct reading spectrophotometer using the SP ADNS method. Dental fluorosis was visually determined by a competent dentist using the Tooth Surface Index of Fluorosis (TSIF). A questionnaire was used to investigate information on fluoride exposure and breastfeeding duration among respondents. The mean for fluoride concentration in drinking water was OAO±SD 0.12 mg L-1 and the mean for urinary fluoride was 1.14±SD 0.34 mg L-1• The prevalence of dental fluorosis in this study was 57.75%. Spearman's Rho test showed that fluorosis prevalence was not significant with the concentration of fluoride in drinking water and urine (p>0.05). Independent T test showed that there was no significant difference of dental fluorosis prevalence between genders (p>0.05). Dental fluorosis was not a problem in the area studied as the mean score obtained was less than 1. Key word: fluoride, dental fluorosis, urine, drinking water, score

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Ms Norafizah Radzuan
Date Deposited:	22 Nov 2022 06:26
Last Modified:	16 Feb 2023 00:07
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/198

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