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Abstract

The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of dental enamel defects (ED) in children and adolescents from Pasto, CO. Five hundred and ninety-nine children and adolescents aged 6 to 15 years from three municipalities of Pasto, CO were clinically examined for fluoride opacity and enamel hypoplasia. Scientific literature and color photographs of the oral cavity were previously studied by two examiners in order to diagnose ED in these municipalities. Severity of fluoride opacity was assessed with Dean's index and enamel hypoplasia with Silberman's index. ED prevalence in children and adolescents was 49.9%. Most of them, 85.3%, had fluoride opacities (FOP) and 14.7% enamel hypoplasia. The predominant type of FOP severity was the moderate level (73.7%). FOP were more prevalent in females (86.3%) than in males (84.2%), while enamel hypoplasia was more frequent in males (15.8%) than in females (13.7%). Enamel hypoplasia appeared as creamy-white and brown lesions and were most frequently found in permanent upper central incisors.

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Title
PREVALENCIA DE DEFECTOS DEL ESMALTE DENTAL EN NIÑOS Y ADOLESCENTES COLOMBIANOS1/PREVALENCE OF DENTAL ENAMEL DEFECTS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS FROM PASTO, COLOMBIA1
Author
Mafla, Ana Cristina; Urbano, Doris Lucía Córdoba; Caicedo, Maritza Natalia Rojas; De La Rosa, Manuel Alejandro Vallejos; Sánchez, María Fernanda Erazo; Caicedo, Juliana Rodríguez
Pages
106-125
Publication year
2014
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Universidad de Antioquía
ISSN
0121246X
e-ISSN
21457670
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English, Spanish
ProQuest document ID
1555355658
Copyright
Copyright Universidad de Antioquia 2014