The aim of this study was to evaluate the rate of fluorosis among
students of intermediate schools in Bahar city in 1998-99.
We examined 2502 students , 1247 girls and 1255 boys aged 12-15
years old. The type of the fluorosis determined by the use of Dean’s index.
The results of this study showed that total rate of fluorosis was 24.5
Percent, 24.8% in girls and 24.1% in boys. 1.1% had moderate fluorosis and
4.8% had mild fluorosis and 11.3% had very mild fluorosis and 7.3% had
doubtful , none of the children had sever dental fluorosis. Among different
tooth a maxillary central incisor was the most affected one and mandibular
lateral incisor was the least one.
Although the prevalence of fluorosis was 24.5% in studied cases, but
according to FCI index it is not a communitry health problem.
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