• Dr.CHATLA SUNEETHA
• Dr.P.BRAHMAJI RAO

Background: Fluoride at optimal level decreases the incidence of dental caries and is also necessaryfor maintaining the integrity of oral tissues but at the same time when taken in excess during developmental stages can cause adverse effects like dental fluorosis and skeletal fluorosis. Objective:The objective was to find the prevalence of dental fluorosis among school going children residing in kaligiri mandal,Nellore district,Andhrapradesh,India.Materials and Methods: A total of 609 school children, residing in the villages of kaligiri mandal since childhood and consuming the groundwater, in the age group of 7–15 years was selected from various schools. Schools were selected from all the villages of kaligiri mandal. Children were categorized in five age groups and were examined for dental fluorosis. Dean’s criteria for assessment of dental fluorosis were used, and observations were recorded on a study specific performa. Results: Among the 609 children examined, 446 (73%) were found to be having dental fluorosis, among which number of males (251) was more than females (195). Among the different grades of fluorosis observed, moderate dental fluorosis was observed in most of the cases (155). Conclusion: It was evident from the results that the city had a goodnumber of cases of dental fluorosis and that the groundwater in certain areas water fluoridation above 1.2ppm was cause of dental fluorosis

Dean’s fluorosis index, dental fluorosis, Kaligiri mandal, school going children

"PREVALANCE AND SEVERITY OF DENTAL FLUOROSIS AMONG SCHOOL GOING CHILDERN IN KALIGIRI MANDAL,SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.121-127, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904H26.pdf

"PREVALANCE AND SEVERITY OF DENTAL FLUOROSIS AMONG SCHOOL GOING CHILDERN IN KALIGIRI MANDAL,SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp121-127, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904H26.pdf