Journal article
A pilot study of esthetic perceptions of dental fluorosis vs. selected other dental conditions
ASDC journal of dentistry for children, Vol.65(4), pp.233-238
07/1998
PMID: 9740940
Abstract
The prevalence of fluorosis has increased over the past fifty years, and with this increase, esthetic concerns pertaining to fluorosis should also be taken into consideration. Canadian, Australian, and British studies have explored perceptions concerning enamel fluorosis, but no studies in this area have been published from the United States. In the previous studies, esthetic concerns resulting from fluorosis generally were not compared with the esthetic perceptions of other conditions such as isolated opacities, tetracycline staining, or various types of malocclusion. In the present investigation, respondents answered written questions about paired photographs, one of fluorotic teeth and the other with one of the other conditions. Results show that not only is fluorosis noticeable, but it may be more of an esthetic concern than the other conditions.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A pilot study of esthetic perceptions of dental fluorosis vs. selected other dental conditions
- Creators
- C B McKnight - College of Dentistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USAS M LevyS E CooperJ R Jakobsen
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- ASDC journal of dentistry for children, Vol.65(4), pp.233-238
- Publisher
- United States
- PMID
- 9740940
- ISSN
- 1945-1954
- Grant note
- P30-DE10126 / NIDCR NIH HHS R01-DE09551 / NIDCR NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/1998
- Academic Unit
- Preventive and Community Dentistry; Oral Pathology, Radiology and Medicine; Epidemiology
- Record Identifier
- 9983917769102771
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