Prevalencia de fluorosis dental en niños de 6 a 12 años en las unidades educativas del cantón Cañar

Abstract

Dental fluorosis is the hypomineralization of dental enamel by an increase in porosity due to an excessive increase in fluoride during the development of enamel OBJECTIVE: to determine the prevalence and degree of severity of dental fluorosis through the DEAN Index in children from 6 to 12 years old of the educational units of the Cañar canton. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 339 schoolchildren between 6 and 12 years of age were selected, Randomly, it refers to age, gender, adequate teeth, type of dentition and levels of severity according to the DEAN criteria. The possible associations between the different variables will be analyzed, applying the Chi2 test. RESULTS: The results were according to the severity, a normal condition (61.1%); very slight (22.1%); mild (11.2%); Doubtful (4.4%) and moderate (1.2%). In the male sex, the very mild condition was present in 11.5% and 10.6% in the female sex. In the groups of 10, 11 and 12 years a considerable percentage was obtained for the very mild and mild severity. For the very mild severity, the most part have been reduced to results superior to 12.4%; Following the lower incisors with 2.7%. In the degree of severity. More information on how the incisors are superior to 7.1% followed by the canines superior to 1.4%. In the temporary dentition, 2.4% had a very mild degree of severity; and in the final dentition 19.8% and 9.4% had a very mild and mild severity