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SUMMARY
Objective: To determine the prevalence
of fluorosis in children from 5-9 years
of age, who have lived since birth in the
corregimiento de Montebello (Cali), and
studying in the Institución Educativa San
Pedro Apóstol.
Materials and methods: Cross-sectional
study with a sample of 60 school children.
It was divided into three phases: Phase I:
Measurement of minerals from the water
fountain at school. Phase II: Data Collection
on: risk factors and oral hygiene,
through a survey of 27 questions. Phase
III: Clinical examination to identify the
presence of fluorosis using the TFI index.
Results: The average concentration of
fluoride in water was 1.0202 ppm. The
prevalence of fluorosis was 78.4%.
Conclusion: The study population has a
high prevalence of dental fluorosis.
Key words: Fluoride, dental fluorosis,
epidemiology, oral health.

Layla Arango, Institución Universitaria Colegios de Colombia UNICOC. Cali, Colombia.

Estudiante de odontología.

Catalina Restrepo, Institución Universitaria Colegios de Colombia UNICOC. Cali, Colombia.

Estudiante de odontología.

Julio Osorio, Institución Universitaria Colegios de Colombia UNICOC. Cali, Colombia.

Profesor de pregrado y posgrado.

Julián Tamayo, Institución Universitaria Colegios de Colombia UNICOC. Cali, Colombia.

Profesor de pregrado y posgrado.

Dominique Gómez, Institución Universitaria Colegios de Colombia UNICOC. Cali, Colombia.

Odontólogo, Odontopediatra y Ortopedista Maxilar, profesor de la Institución Universitaria Colegios de Colombia UNICOC.

Christian Contreras, Institución Universitaria Colegios de Colombia UNICOC. Cali, Colombia.

Odontólogo, Odontopediatra y Ortopedista Maxilar, profesor de la Institución Universitaria Colegios de Colombia UNICOC.

Arango, L., Restrepo, C., Osorio, J., Tamayo, J., Gómez, D., & Contreras, C. (2013). Prevalence of dental flourosis in children 5 to 9 years age from Pedro Apostol School, with exclusive water access from el Chocho brook. Revista Estomatología, 21(1), 22–27. https://doi.org/10.25100/re.v21i1.5754