McKnight C B, Levy S M, Cooper S E, Jakobsen J R
College of Dentistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA.
ASDC J Dent Child. 1998 Jul-Aug;65(4):233-8, 229.
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.
在过去的五十年中，氟牙症的患病率有所上升，随着这一情况的增加，与氟牙症相关的美观问题也应予以考虑。加拿大、澳大利亚和英国的研究探讨了有关牙釉质氟牙症的看法，但美国尚未发表该领域的相关研究。在之前的研究中，通常未将氟牙症导致的美观问题与其他情况（如孤立性牙釉质混浊、四环素染色或各种类型的错颌畸形）的美观看法进行比较。在本次调查中，受访者回答了关于成对照片的书面问题，其中一张照片是氟斑牙，另一张照片是其他情况中的一种。结果表明，氟牙症不仅很明显，而且与其他情况相比，它可能更令人担忧美观问题。
