ArticleEnvironmental geochemistry and health2019
Brick tea consumption is a risk factor for dental caries and dental fluorosis among 12-year-old Tibetan children in Ganzi.
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- A cross-sectional investigation on oral health and hygiene among children aged 7-10 years in extremely high altitude areas of China.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Dental Caries and Associated Factors in Tibetan School-Age Children in Gannan, China.International dental journal · 2025Article
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- Predictors of Plasma Fluoride Concentrations in Children and Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Recent Bio-Advances in Metal-Organic Frameworks.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
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Abstract
Brick tea contains high concentration of fluoride. The aim of the present work was to explore whether and how the brick tea is a risk factor for dental caries and dental fluorosis among Tibetan children in Ganzi. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 368 12-year-old Tibetan children in Ganzi. Dental caries was measured by DMFT index, and dental fluorosis severity was measured by Dean's Index. Community Fluorosis Index was used to estimate public health significance of dental fluorosis. Oral health-related behaviors and awareness, dietary habits and socioeconomic status were determined by a questionnaire. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were used to determine risk factors associated with dental caries and dental fluorosis. Dental caries prevalence was 37.50%, mean DMFT was 0.84 ± 1.53, while dental fluorosis prevalence was 62.23%. Community Fluorosis Index was 1.35, indicating a medium prevalent strength of dental fluorosis. Dental fluorosis was associated with mother's regular consumption of brick tea and residence altitude, and dental caries was associated with mother's regular consumption of brick tea. Mother's regular consumption of brick tea was a risk factor for both dental fluorosis and dental caries among children. Reducing mother's brick tea consumption during pregnancy and lactation may improve oral health status of their children.
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