EVALUATION OF DENTAL CARIES AND FLUOROSIS PREVALENCE OF 11-12-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN IN ISPARTA

Aim: the aim of this study was to evaluate the dental caries and dental fluorosis prevalence of 11-12-year old children in isparta. materials and methods: a thousand and forty one 11-12-year old children in the 6th grade of elementary school in the city of isparta were included in this study. the clinical examinations were performed by three experienced examiners according to the world health organization (who) criteria. the effect of dental fluorosis on the caries experience was analyzed by the independent t-test. results: the thirty five percent of children in this study had untreated caries lesions in their permanent teeth. the prevalence of 0 dmft was 59%, while the prevalence of children with at least one missing teeth due to caries was 2,8% for the children in this age. the prevalence of children with mild, moderate and severe fluorosed teeth was 39%, 6%, and 1%, respectively. there were no significant differences between dmft scores of the children with or without fluorosis. conclusions: dental caries prevalence of children in this age in isparta was low. dental fluorosis was still very common problem; however, it did not affect the caries experience.