Hydrogeogenic fluoride in groundwater and dental fluorosis in Thai agrarian communities: a prevalence survey and case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dental fluorosis can be a disease of social inequity in access to safe drinking water. This dental public health issue becomes prominent in socially disadvantaged agrarian communities in fluoride endemic areas where the standard irrigation system is unavailable and groundwater containing natural fluoride is the major drinking water source. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis in children and to evaluate its association with fluoride in groundwater in the aforementioned setting in Thailand.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey of 289 children in Nakhon Pathom Province was conducted in 2015. Children with very mild to severe fluorosis were regarded as 'cases' while their counterparts were 'controls' for a subsequent case-control

SUBMITTER: Rojanaworarit C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8532340 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature