Fluorosis dental: recuento de streptoccus mutans en escolares provenientes de la Primera Región de Chile: estudio longitudinal / Dental fluorosis: a longitudinal quantification of streptococcus mutans in school age children from Mamiña, Chile
Rev. méd. Chile
; 127(12): 1462-8, dic. 1999. ilus, tab
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ABSTRACT
Background:
High fluorine concentrations in drinking water are associated with a decrease in the amount of salivary S mutants. Taking into account that clinical dental fluorosis can appear with 1.5 ppm of fluorine in the drinking water, fluorine concentration in Mami-a is 2.4 ppm.Aim:
To quantify salivary S mutans in school age children from Mami-a, a zone with a high fluorine content in the drinking water, during one year. Material andmethods:
During 1997 and 1998, dental health was assessed and salivary samples were obtained from 51 children (27 male) aged 10 ñ 2 years to quantify S mutans.Results:
Most children studied had more than 105 salivary S mutans colony forming units. No changes in the rates of infection or dental health characteristics were observed during the observation year.Conclusions:
High fluorine content in the drinking water did not have an effect on salivary S mutans infection in this population
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Streptococcus mutans
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Fluorose Dentária
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Chile
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Article
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Project document
País de afiliação:
Chile
País de publicação:
Chile