Relationship among dental fluorosis, intellectual, quotient and academic performance
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2022Author
Tamayo de la Cruz, Janny
Santos Pérez, Loudwin de los
Castillo Tejada, Fe
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The objective of this study was to determine the association of dental
fluorosis with alterations in cognitive assessment (IQ), average academic performance
scores, and age-gender relationships in students from a population from the Dominican
Republic, with endemic fluorosis. A cross-referenced study was carried out on 84
students from a public school located in an area with endemic fluorosis. An aggregate
sampling design was used for the sample; those who complied with the inclusion
criteria were selected through a simple random sampling model. Dental fluorosis was
evaluated by grades according to Dean’s index. Students participating in the study were
given Raven’s advanced progressive matrices test to determine IQ. The school
academic average scores were supplied by the school administration. A moderate
fluorosis level, obtained the highest case prevalence (45.2%). Almost 99% of the
evaluated students, got intellectually lower results than the average score according to
Raven’s test. A noticeable discordance was evident among grades of IQ and average
academic scores. The results showed that there was no statistically significant
relationship between dental fluorosis and cognitive assessment. A secondary follow-up
study is recommended with a larger population.
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