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| 22-1 |
ISSN (Print) 1013-9052
EISSN 1658-3558
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The Prevalence of Dental Fluorosis in Saudi Arabia
Abdullah R. Al-Shammery, BDS, MS*, E. Ernest Guile, DMD, MPH**, Mahmoud El Backly, BDS, MS. DSC
King Saud University College of Dentistry, P.O.Box 60169, Riyadh 11545, Saudi Arabia
As a part of the Oral Health Survey of Saudi Arabia, a stratified random cluster sample of 7,377 subjects, aged 6 to 7, 12 to 13, and 15 to 74 years, were examined under natural lighting conditions for fluorosis in ten regions of the country. The methodology was based on the WHO International Collaborative Study II (1CS-I1). Results indicated that fluorosis varied from a tow of 7.77% among the 6- to 7-year-olds to a high of 37.54% among those 20-29 years of age. There was a significant difference in the level of fluorosis between rural and urban residents (p<.01). It is concluded that fluorosis is present in Saudi Arabia among 24.6% of the population. However, tbe prevalence of severe fluorosis is not a great countrywide problem. |