Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha 61411, Saudi Arabia.
Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering & Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, Abha 61411, Saudi Arabia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jun 1;17(11):3914. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17113914.
This study was intended to evaluate the fluoride concentration in drinking water and its effect on dental fluorosis in Southwest Saudi Arabia. Water samples were gathered rom wells, filtration plants and commercial brands (bottled water) in distinct urban and rural areas of Asir region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Overall, 63 water samples were collected from 12 locations and 9 brands of bottled water. ExStik FL700Fluoridemeter was used in the analysis of water samples for fluoride levels. The total number of screened patients for dental fluorosis, aged between 9 and 50 years, was 1150; among them, 609 were males and 541 were females. Dean's index criteria were used to examine the patients for dental fluorosis. The results revealed that fluoride levels varied between 0.03 and 3.8 ppm. People who drank well water displayed increased fluoride levels (>0.81 ppm). The prevalence of dental fluorosis was established to be 20.43% among the total number of examined patients. The findings of this study show very mild to moderate dental fluorosis prevail among the patients who consume well water in the Asir region.
本研究旨在评估沙特阿拉伯西南部饮用水中的氟化物浓度及其对氟斑牙的影响。从沙特阿拉伯王国阿西尔地区的不同城市和农村地区的水井、过滤厂和商业品牌（瓶装水）中采集了水样。总体而言，从 12 个地点和 9 个瓶装水品牌中采集了 63 个水样。使用 ExStik FL700 氟化物计分析水样中的氟化物水平。共对 1150 名年龄在 9 至 50 岁之间的氟斑牙筛查患者进行了筛查；其中男性 609 人，女性 541 人。使用 Dean 指数标准检查患者的氟斑牙情况。结果显示，氟化物水平在 0.03 至 3.8ppm 之间变化。饮用井水的人氟化物水平升高（>0.81ppm）。在所检查的患者总数中，氟斑牙的患病率为 20.43%。本研究的结果表明，在阿西尔地区饮用井水的患者中，普遍存在轻度至中度氟斑牙。
