Open AccessPrevalence of dental fluorosis among primary school children in association with different water fluoride levels in Mysore district, Karnataka
Author(s) -
Shibu Thomas Sebastian,
Rino Roopak Soman,
Sunitha Siddanna
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.183126
Subject(s) - dental fluorosis , fluoride , medicine , incidence (geometry) , environmental health , dentistry , population , water fluoridation , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , physics , optics
Fluoride intake at optimal level decreases the incidence of dental caries. However, excessive intake, especially during developmental stages can cause adverse effects such as dental and skeletal fluorosis.