Fahim Hussain Khan, Hasham Khan.
Fluorosis in Kheshki area, district Nowshera
Pak Oral Dental J Dec 2004;24(2):213-8.
Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar

The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of fluorosis in Kheshki, District Nowshera (Pakistan). Subjects included 228 schoolchildren (males and females) aged 12-15 years. Upper central and lateral incisors were examined for fluorosis using the criteria of W.H O, i.e. Dean`s index. Examinations were carried out by a single examiner in schools in day light. Subjects were seated in an ordinary chair and the teeth were wiped with cotton before recording the relevant score in the data collection sheet. Sixty six (66%) percent of children were found to have fluorosis of some degree. Of the affected children 27% were recorded as having severe / moderate categories of fluorosis. More females (80%) were having fluorosis as compared to males (52%). No statistically significant difference was found in the level of fluorosis in different areas of Kheshki. It is concluded that fluorosis is much prevalent in Kheshki. Almost two third of the population have fluorosis. Moderate/severe fluorosis which form nearly one third of the affected population is of great concern.

Category: Dentistry
Keywords: Fluorosis.

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