Oral Hygiene Status and Dental Caries Experience in Patients with Dental Fluorosis Visiting A Private Dental Institution in Chennai

Dental fluorosis exhibits as enamel mottling, surface irregularities, leading to plaque accumulation and thereby leading to dental caries and periodontal diseases. The aim of the study was find out the association of oral hygiene status and dental caries in patients with dental fluorosis visiting Saveetha Dental College. A retrospective study was carried out in Saveetha Dental College between June 2019-March 2020.The study population consisted of young adults who reported with dental fluorosis.The data was collected from patients records analysed from the data of 86000 patients between June 2019-March 2020 and entered in Excel sheets.The collected data were subjected to statistical analysis using SPSS software.A chi square test was done and a p value of < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. The independent variables present in this study were age and gender.The dependent variables were fluorosis,DMFT and OHI scores. The results showed that 53% of fluorosis patients had less than score of dental caries status and 56% of fluorosis had fair oral hygiene status. The study concludes that a lesser degree of dental caries and fair oral hygiene status were found in out patients with dental fluorosis.