“Comparison of Associating factors of Dental Flurosis in urban and rural children in Jaipur, (Raj) India.”

Abstract

Methodology: A cross-sectional observational study was carried out on 1600 urban and 1600 rural school children of Jaipur in year 2011. Two blocks for urban areas and two Panchayat Samities for rural areas were selected randomly for the study. Socio-demographic data were collected from parents of children and thorough dental check-up of children was done by a dentist. Children with dental Florosis were identified. Data in details were collected on pre-designed proforma. Data collected were analysed and inferred with chi-square test. Result: 34.5% of children were diagnosed as having dental flurosis. Dental flurosis was found significantly (P<0.001) more in rural than in the urban areas (43.94% v/s 25.06%). In rural areas dental florosis was found associated (p<0.05) with age, socio-economic status, dentist visit, mouth ringing frequency, teeth cleaning material and teeth cleaning frequency. Whereas in urban areas dental florosis was found associated (p<0.05) with age, sex, type of family, mother’s education and mouth ringing frequency. Conclusion: More than one third students were having Dental Florosis. Rural children were having significantly more dental florosis than urban. Age and mouth ringing frequency were found associated in urban as well as rural areas. In rural areas socio-economic status, dentist visit teeth cleaning material and teeth cleaning frequency but in urban areas sex, type of family and mother’s education were different associating factors with dental florosis.