AFFECTION ON CARIES AND ITS COMPLICATIONS OF TEMPORARY TEETH OF CHILDREN IN A REGION WITH EXCESS FLUORINE CONTENT IN DRINKING WATER

• Published in: Polski merkuriusz lekarski Vol. 51; no. 6; p. 620
• Main Authors: Sheshukova, Olha V, Trufanova, Valentyna P, Bauman, Sofia S, Kazakova, Kateryna S, Polishchuk, Tetiana V, Mosiienko, Anna S, Lyakhova, Nataliia A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Poland 2023
• Subjects: Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; Dental Caries - epidemiology; Dental Caries - etiology; Dental Caries Susceptibility; Drinking Water; Fluorides - adverse effects; Fluorine - analysis; Fluorosis, Dental - epidemiology; Humans; Prevalence; Water Supply; fluorosis; teeth; children; pulpitis; periodontitis; caries
• ISSN: 1426-9686
• DOI: 10.36740/Merkur202306107

Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the indicators of caries and its complications in the temporary teeth of children who permanently live in a region with a high fluoride content in drinking water. Materials and Methods: It was examined with the definition of caries and its complications 277 children in the age range from 2 to 13 years, who were born and permanently live in the urban-type settlement of Mashivka. The fluoride content in the drinking water of the settlement was 1.7-2.5 mg/l. Results: During the analysis of data from the survey of children who were born and permanently lived in the urban-type settlement of Mashivka, it was determined that the prevalence of caries of temporary teeth probably increases with age. Half of the 3-5-year-old children had caries-affected teeth, and temporary tooth caries reached the highest rates in 10-year-old children. It should be noted that a fifth of children in the youngest age group (3-5 years old) suffer from pulpitis and periodontitis of temporary teeth. Conclusions: The conducted examination of children urban-type settlement of Mashivka confirms the opinion that the excessive content of fluorine in drinking water does not have a caries-protective effect, and the intensity of the process reaches the indicators characteristic of regions with its optimal content. Such a situation requires strengthening measures for both primary and secondary prevention of dental diseases.