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Prevalence of Patients Undergoing Veneers for Dental Fluorosis - A Retrospective Study
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, WESTEOUS DOMINIC PEREIRA, SURENDAR S
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Dental fluorosis is a tooth malformation characterized by outer hyper-mineralization and subsurface hypo-mineralization, and it is caused by the chronic ingestion of fluoride during tooth development. Dental fluorosis turns into an esthetic concern especially affects the front teeth. Discolored, mildly fluorosed teeth have been treated by in-office or at-home bleaching or a combination of both. Hydrogen peroxide (35%) and carbamide peroxide (10%) are the commonly used bleaching agents. Veneers can be used to manage severe dental fluorosis, especially where there has been surface enamel loss. The veneer may be made of porcelain and or resin composite. A retrospective cross sectional study was conducted using the patient record from the Department of Conservative & Endodontic Dentistry, Saveetha Dental College from June 2019 to march 2020. The data of patients who underwent Veneers for Dental Fluorosis was collected and tabulated. Majority of patients who underwent veneers were of the age group 20-30yrs. 30 were males (54.5%), while females were 25 (45.5%), majority of the patients underwent direct veneer 80% (n=44), while the others underwent Indirect veneer (n=11) 20%. 34% (n=19) of the patients underwent veneer for fluorosis, while the other 65.9% (n=36) patients underwent veneer for other reasons. Patients who underwent direct veneer for fluorosis were 15 while 29 patients underwent direct veneer for other reasons. Indirect veneer was done in 4 patients for fluorosis while 7 patients underwent indirect veneer for other reasons.Dental fluorosis is a debilitating dental condition affecting the aesthetics, psychology and confidence of the patients. In Spite of the various treatment options that are available today, a single treatment modality may not suffice and there may be a need to opt for a multi-treatment approach.
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Direct; Indirect; Veneer; Fluorosis; Ceramic; Porcelain
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2020.SP2.208
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