Dental Fluorosis and oral Health Self-perception Between Brazilian Teenagers
Keywords:
Dental fluorosis, Quality of life, EpidemiologyAbstract
The assessment of several dental conditions and the quality of life is a frequent issue in the national and international scientific area. However, few Brazilian studies ensure an external validity for their data. Thus, the present study aimed to analyze the relation between oral fluorosis and self-perception regarding oral health among Brazilian adolescents. The database containing the last epidemiological survey on oral health, carried out by the Ministry of Health, was analyzed. Studied variables included dental fluorosis, measured by the Dean Index and self-perception regarding chewing, tooth pain, speech, relationship, appearance, and health among adolescents between the ages of 15 and 19. This statistical analysis was conducted using the SPSS program version 11.0 through chi-square and Fisher exact tests, considering a level of statistical significance of 5%. The only statistical association was found upon assessing the proportion of adolescents, among those with or without severe/ moderate fluorosis, who were satisfied with their appearance (p=0.04). It was concluded that the impact of fluorosis on the self-perception of one’s health is low among Brazilian adolescents, reinforcing the fact that this condition cannot be considered a public health problem.
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