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AIM: To assess the prevalence of dental caries and dental fluorosis among 13- to 15-year-old school children in Panyam, Andhra Pradesh, India. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The cross-sectional study was conducted among 202 school children and were examined for dental fluorosis and dental caries. RESULTS: This study shows that male students have a decrease in DMFT (Decayed, missing, filled, teeth) index and increase in Dean's index when compared with females. Among students with 13 to 15 years of age, 13-year-old student has increase in DMFT score when compared with other age groups and 14-year-old students has increase in Dean's score when compared with other age group students. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of dental caries decreased with the increase of fluorosis among the students examined. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Patients with dental fluorosis show a decreased prevalence of dental caries.
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Caries Dental/epidemiología , Enfermedades Endémicas , Fluorosis Dental/epidemiología , Adolescente , Factores de Edad , Cariostáticos/análisis , Estudios Transversales , Índice CPO , Estudios Epidemiológicos , Femenino , Fluoruros/análisis , Fluorosis Dental/clasificación , Humanos , India/epidemiología , Masculino , Prevalencia , Factores Sexuales , Abastecimiento de Agua/análisisRESUMEN
AIM: The aim of the present study was to evaluation and comparison of intermaxillary tooth size discrepancy among Class I, Class II division 1, and Class III subjects using Bolton's analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The pre-treatment casts were selected from the records of patients attending the Department of Orthodontics of Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Chennai. The sample consists of 180 pre-treatment casts with both sexes evenly distributed with 60 casts in each type of malocclusion, i.e., Class I, Class II div 1, and Class III malocclusion. The sample was selected according to angles classification. All patients were Indian nationals, between the age group of 12 to 20 years and Bolton's analysis done on all the casts. RESULTS: Statistically no significant difference in all types of malocclusion except anterior Bolton's discrepancy in Class III. CONCLUSION: Mean Bolton's anterior ratio for angles Class III subjects was significantly greater than for Class I and Class II subjects. When Bolton's overall ratio was compared there was no statistically significant difference among Class I, Class II div 1, and Class III malocclusions.