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Prevalence and Severity of Fluorosis among Girls in Nanyuki, Kenya
Objectives: The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis in girls in Nanyuki, Kenya.
Methods: Eighty-seven girls from a private boarding school in Kenya were enrolled in the study. They girls ranged in age from 13 to 18 years, with a mean age of 16.1 ± 1.2 years. A clinical examination was performed on each girl consisting of presence or absence of dental fluorosis. Dean's fluorosis index was used to determine prevalence with regards to severity and Community Fluorosis Index (CFI) was used to determine burden in the population.
Results: The prevalence with of dental fluorosis in the girls was 67.82% and the Community Fluorosis Index (CFI) was 1.54. According to Dean’s index, 32.18% of children presented with no fluorosis, 11.49% with very mild, 22.99% with mild, 11.49% with moderate and 21.84% with severe forms of dental fluorosis.
Conclusions: It can be concluded that dental Fluorosis experience was high and according to the CFI, it represents a public health problem. It was highly prevalent, affecting 75.86% of the girls and many cases were severe. Other studies are necessary to identify the risk factors associated with the prevalence and severity dental fluorosis in these schoolchildren.
Methods: Eighty-seven girls from a private boarding school in Kenya were enrolled in the study. They girls ranged in age from 13 to 18 years, with a mean age of 16.1 ± 1.2 years. A clinical examination was performed on each girl consisting of presence or absence of dental fluorosis. Dean's fluorosis index was used to determine prevalence with regards to severity and Community Fluorosis Index (CFI) was used to determine burden in the population.
Results: The prevalence with of dental fluorosis in the girls was 67.82% and the Community Fluorosis Index (CFI) was 1.54. According to Dean’s index, 32.18% of children presented with no fluorosis, 11.49% with very mild, 22.99% with mild, 11.49% with moderate and 21.84% with severe forms of dental fluorosis.
Conclusions: It can be concluded that dental Fluorosis experience was high and according to the CFI, it represents a public health problem. It was highly prevalent, affecting 75.86% of the girls and many cases were severe. Other studies are necessary to identify the risk factors associated with the prevalence and severity dental fluorosis in these schoolchildren.