Occurrence of dental fluorosis in Australian aboriginal children resident in Carnarvon, Western Australia.

Author: Kailis DG, Silva DG.

Source: Aust Dent J.

Year: 1970

Comment:

The researchers state, “This study shows quite clearly that there is a higher prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis in aborigines than in Caucasian children resident at Carnarvon."

Abstract / Excerpt:

“In 1963 a study investigating the prevalence of dental fluorosis in 496 Caucasian children residing in Carnarvon, Western Australia, showed that 225 children (45.36 per cent) were affected. The endemic fluorosis was attributed to a change in the fluoride content of the town water supply from 0.4 to 1.5 ppm prior to 1958.”

Citation:

Kailis DG, Silva DG. Occurrence of dental fluorosis in Australian aboriginal children resident in Carnarvon, Western Australia. Aust Dent J. 1970;15(3):216-24.