Abstract:
Prevelence of dental fluorosis was high in Thamankaduwa MOH area.Children with
fluorotic teech were dissatisfied with the colour and posistion of their teeth than children
with normal teeth. Compared to the children with normal teeth many activities have been
affected negativly in children with fluorotic teeth. Of them smiling feeling of
embarrasement and finding a partner for life were the mostly affected function in children
with fluorotic teeth awareness of fluorosis was at a moderate level in the whole group.the
perceive need of aesthetic tretements was much higher than normative need in this study
group. Education programmes to enhance the knowledge of fluorosis of the students in this
area is essential. Further more,provition of dental aesthetic tretement facilities in
government hospitals and expention of defloridation of water in this area are also needed.
