Region prophylaxis of dental fluorosis

Abstract

The objective is to find out the correlation between the amount of consumption of natural mineral water and the condition of teeth hard tissues. The concentration of ionized fluorine in the mineral water “Borisovskaya” is 7.392±0.013 mg/l, so the dosed use of mineral water “Borisovskaya” can serve as an effective and accessible method for preventing dental caries in areas with a low content of fluoride in drinking water. Materials and methods. The face-to-face questioning was conducted among 165 children and 157 their parents. The purpose of questioning were: 1) to account the percent of participation in the water consumption mode of the various drinking water sources used in families, 2) the establishment of the fact of consumption and account percent of participation in the water consumption mode of mineral water “Borisovskaya”, 3) the establishment of fact of eating the milk by children. We forecasted the likelihood of having the disease. The confirmed probability of fluorosis characterized the group “sick patient”, and the unconfirmed one – “healthy patient”. Results. A high prevalence of dental fluorosis in all age groups was found among schoolboys in the Borisovo village. With 95% confidence the probability of the prevalence of fluorosis among younger schoolboys is in the range of 43 to 70%, among middle school students-from 44 to 67%, among high school students-from 30 to 59% could be stated. This logistic model is adequate and effective, since the correct classification percent, resulted from the construction of the classification matrix, is very high (on average, 91.5%). Conclusion. The described variant of fluorosis can be attributed together with wine fluorosis to the collective group of alimentary fluorosis, which should be entered into the classification of fluorosis on an etiological basis. Health authorities should pay attention to such foods and take measures to prevent their uncontrolled consumption. Mineral water “Borisovskaya” is the cause of dental fluorosis with excessive it’s consumption, can serve as an effective and cheap solution of preventing dental caries, provided that it is dispensed in areas with a low content of fluoride in drinking water.