Ascertaining the Overall Occurrence of Dental Fluorosis in Students of Selected Secondary Schools in Rivers State

  • Anayochukwu-Odo, J. I. Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Imo State University, Imo State, South-East, Nigeria
  • Gbaranor K. B. Department of Human Physiology, College of Medical Sciences, Rivers State University, Rivers State, South-South, Nigeria
  • Ozims S. J. Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Imo State University, Imo State, South-East, Nigeria
  • Dimkpa B. M. Department of Community Medicine, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Rivers State, South-South, Nigeria
  • Amaechi G. I. Department of Family Medicine, College of Medical Sciences, Rivers State University, Rivers State, South-South, Nigeria
  • Baridam G. D. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Rivers State, South-South, Nigeria
  • Chris-Biriowu H. Department of Human Physiology, College of Medical Sciences, Rivers State University, Rivers State, South-South, Nigeria
  • Modupe O. Department of Community Medicine, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Rivers State, South-South, Nigeria
  • Dimkpa C., Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Medical Sciences, Rivers State University, Rivers State, South-South, Nigeria
  • Tobin B., Department of Community Medicine, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Rivers State, South-South, Nigeria
  • Anika  Ifeoma Eunice Department of Community Medicine, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Rivers State, South-South, Nigeria
  • Amuduaghan A. E. Department of Family Medicine, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Rivers State, South-South, Nigeria
  • Nelson I. E. Department of Human Physiology, College of Medical Sciences, Rivers State University, Rivers State, South-South, Nigeria
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11099626
Keywords: Ascertaining, Overall, Occurrence, Dental, Fluorosis

Abstract

Public health places a premium on understanding the amount of fluoride in potable water and other toothpastes, as well as how it affects skeletal and dental tissues to cause fluorosis. Fluorosis is, however, poorly understood and known in Nigeria. The goal of this research was to Ascertain the Overall Occurrence of Dental Fluorosis in Students of Selected Secondary Schools in Rivers State. A cross-sectional survey of 541 students from selected secondary schools in Rivers State who were between the ages of 9 and 17 was carried out. All students present at school on the day of data collection had their mouths examined by oral health professionals as part of a quasi-experimental method. Each subject was supported by a torch light while seated on a chair, and their teeth were examined for dental fluorosis in their wet state. The presence of dental fluorosis and the severity of it were documented using Dean's Dental Fluorosis. The presence of dental fluorosis and the severity of it were documented using Dean's Dental Fluorosis. (358) Dental fluorosis impacted 66.17% of the students, varying in severity from very mild to severe cases.

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Published
2024-04-24
How to Cite
J. I., A.-O., K. B., G., S. J., O., B. M., D., G. I., A., G. D., B., H., C.-B., O., M., C., D., B., T., Ifeoma Eunice, A., A. E., A., & I. E., N. (2024). Ascertaining the Overall Occurrence of Dental Fluorosis in Students of Selected Secondary Schools in Rivers State. GPH - International Journal of Health Sciences and Nursing, 7(04), 01-08. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11099626
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Vol 7 No 04 (2024): GPH - International Journal of Health Sciences and Nursing
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