A systematic review of the global trends in dental fluorosis from 1980 to 2000
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Date
2003
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University of the Western Cape
Abstract
This minithesis presents a systematic review of dental literature with the objective to investigate
trends in dental fluorosis during the period 1980 to 2000. A Medline search was carried out for peerreviewed
scientific dental literature published in English from 1 January 1980 to 31 December 2000.
From the publications retrieved 54 satisfied the inclusion criteria. The data on fluorosis prevalence
were examined in three categories: 0 to :S 0.3 ppm F, > 0.3 to :S 0.7 ppm F and 0.7 to :S 1.4 ppm F.
Since there was no significant difference in fluorosis between 1980 to1989 and 1990 to 2000 the
whole period was regarded as one entity.
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Magister Chirurgiae Dentium - MChD
Keywords
Dental fluorosis, Oral health, Dental literature, Statistics studies