Prevalencia de fluorosis en niños y adolescentes de entre 7 a 18 años de la parroquia Salasaca y su asociación con el nivel de flúor presente en el agua de abastecimiento de dicha comunidad

Abstract

Determine the prevalence in children and teenagers from ages 7 to 18 that have fluorosis in the parish of Salasaca, and the association with the consumption of water supplies. Methods and materials: descriptive epidemiológica! study. There were 313 children and teenagers analyzed forthis study to diagnose dental fluorosis. The concentrations of the four main water sources of the parish were determined using the method of APHA_ AWWA_WPCF in the EM APA chemistry lab. The results demonstrated that 93.9% of the analized cases according to theTF índex showed dental fluorosis, the 30.5% presented a third degree and only 15.9% showed second degree fluorosis. From the four sources analyzed the percentages of fluorine ion obtained were: Jun Jun 2. 10 ppm, Capillauco 2.16 ppm, Chilcapamba-Huasalata 2.10 ppm, LlicacamaCapillapamba 2 ppm, these are valúes that exceed the limit permitted in Ecuador according to the INEN norm which can explain the TF exceeded grades in the community, which weren't as much as different as the results reported in previous studies made on the same community, these pose the necessity of executing actions and policies that help control these levels, considering that dental fluorosis doesn't only provoke esthetic dental problems but also irreversible systemic alterations.