3.2. Baseline Dental Fluorosis
The proportion of severe dental fluorosis among all women included in this trial was 10.3%; and the proportion of women with moderate dental fluorosis was 29.5% (30.8% in the intervention and 28.2% in the control groups). Overall, more than half, 57.7% (64.1% in the intervention and 51.3% in the control groups) of the study women had very mild to severe dental fluorosis level. There was no statistically significant difference in the proportion of dental fluorosis
Abstract
Background
This study analyzed the characteristics of hydrogen fluoride-exposed patients (HFEPs) treated in the emergency department (ED) of a local university hospital, and reviewed the hospital’s disaster response according to space, staff, supplies, and systems (4Ss).
Methods
This retrospective observational chart review and descriptive study included 199 HFEPs among 2588 total ED patients who visited a local university emergency medical center for treatment between Septe
Dr. Hayes is the director of Dental Services, Division of Commonwealth Medicine, Office of Clinical Affairs, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA; a clinical professor, Department of Health Policy and Health Services Research, Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA; and a lecturer, Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA.
Dr. Douglass is a professor emeritus, Department of Or
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Abstract
Objectives. To analyze changes in the dental fluorosis (DF) incidence according to a birth cohort and explore current exposure to DF in a case series.
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