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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-4-4
pubmed:abstractText
Durham, NC, fluoridated since 1962, had an 11-month cessation of fluoridation between September, 1990, and August, 1991. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of this break on the development of caries and fluorosis in children. Study participants were continuously-resident children in Kindergarten through Grade 5 in Durham's elementary schools. There were 1696 children, 81.4% of those eligible, for whom a questionnaire was completed and clinical data recorded. Age cohorts were defined by a child's age at the time that fluoridation ceased. Caries was recorded in children in the Birth Cohort through Cohort 3, and fluorosis for children in Cohorts 1 through 5. Caries was assessed in the primary first and second molars according to the decayed-filled index; fluorosis on the labial surfaces of the upper permanent central and lateral incisors was assessed by the Thylstrup-Fejerskov (TF) index. Mother's education was associated with caries; higher education of the mother had an odds ratio of 0.53 (95% CI 0.40, 0.76) for caries in the child. No cohort effects could be discerned for caries. Overall prevalence of fluorosis was 44%. Prevalence in Cohorts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 was 39.8%, 32.3%, 33.0%, 62.3%, and 57.1%, respectively. These cohort differences remained statistically significant in regression analysis. It was concluded that while the break had little effect on caries, dental fluorosis is sensitive to even small changes in fluoride exposure from drinking water, and this sensitivity is greater at 1 to 3 years of age than at 4 or 5 years.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0022-0345
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
79
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
761-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10728978-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:10728978-Analysis of Variance, pubmed-meshheading:10728978-Chi-Square Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:10728978-Child, pubmed-meshheading:10728978-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:10728978-Cohort Studies, pubmed-meshheading:10728978-Confidence Intervals, pubmed-meshheading:10728978-DMF Index, pubmed-meshheading:10728978-Dental Caries, pubmed-meshheading:10728978-Educational Status, pubmed-meshheading:10728978-Fluoridation, pubmed-meshheading:10728978-Fluorosis, Dental, pubmed-meshheading:10728978-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:10728978-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10728978-Incisor, pubmed-meshheading:10728978-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:10728978-Molar, pubmed-meshheading:10728978-Mothers, pubmed-meshheading:10728978-Multivariate Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:10728978-North Carolina, pubmed-meshheading:10728978-Odds Ratio, pubmed-meshheading:10728978-Prevalence, pubmed-meshheading:10728978-Questionnaires, pubmed-meshheading:10728978-Regression Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:10728978-Sensitivity and Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:10728978-Tooth, Deciduous
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
The effects of a break in water fluoridation on the development of dental caries and fluorosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-2029, USA. bburt@umich.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.