Examinando por Materia "Dental fluorosis"

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(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2015) Fonte, Nijumin; Galvez Ramirez, Carlos Michell
The objective of this research was to determine the relationship between the prevalence of dental fluorosis and exposure to systemic fluorides in schoolchildren aged 12-15 from the Carlos Gutiérrez Merino Educational Institution in Ancón, Lima-Peru, in 2014. This study was observational, prospective, cross-sectional, and analytical. The sample consisted of 135 secondary school students. A survey was administered to the parents to determine the systemic fluorides the students were exposed to, and the concentration of fluoride in the students' drinking water was also evaluated. The Dean Index was used to diagnose dental fluorosis. The results showed that 50.4% of the total sample had dental fluorosis, and the fluoride concentration ranged from 0.18 mg/L to 0.20 mg/L, values within the permissible limits. It was concluded that the systemic fluorides associated with dental fluorosis were the factors most frequently influencing the consumption of toothpaste, including the age of initiation of toothpaste use, supervision of brushing, toothpaste ingestion during brushing, and outside of brushing.
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Relationship between dental fluorosis and self-esteem in patients who attend a private dental clinic, Lima 2023
(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2023-12-07) Quispe Alberto, Rocío Roxana; Evaristo Quipas, Pamela
The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between dental fluorosis and self-esteem in patients attending a private dental clinic. The study was quantitative, non-experimental, correlational, with 60 adolescents aged 12 to 17 years participating. To assess the degree of fluorosis, the Dean Index was used, and for self-esteem, the Rosenberg Scale was used. The technique employed was observation using a validated data collection instrument. It was found that, among the 8 patients with grade 1 dental fluorosis, 37.5% had low self-esteem, another 37.5% had high self-esteem, and 25% had medium self-esteem. This suggests that among patients with grade 1 dental fluorosis, there is a balanced distribution between low and high self-esteem levels. Among the 28 patients with grade 2, 60.7% had medium self-esteem, indicating that most presented at this level. Among the 11 patients with grade 3 fluorosis, 54.5% had low self-esteem, showing the highest correlation. Among the 8 patients with grade 4 fluorosis, 87.5% had low self-esteem, representing the highest frequency. Finally, among the 5 patients with grade 5 fluorosis, 80% had low self-esteem, showing the highest correlation at this level. In conclusion, there is a significant relationship between dental fluorosis and self-esteem level (p-value = 0.000 < 0.05).