Open AccessThe effect of dental fluorosis on the quality of life of female high school and precollege students of high fluoride-concentrated area
Author(s) -
Firoozeh Nilchian,
Imaneh Asgary,
Fatemeh Mastan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of international society of preventive and community dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2250-1002
pISSN - 2231-0762
DOI - 10.4103/jispcd.jispcd_94_18
Subject(s) - dental fluorosis , dentistry , medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , fluoride , cluster sampling , positive correlation , oral health , correlation , environmental health , chemistry , mathematics , population , inorganic chemistry , geometry , nursing
Colored and deformed fluorotic teeth may affect the quality of life (QOL). The present study, therefore, evaluates the effect of dental fluorosis on the QOL of female high school and precollege students of Behbahan district in 2014.