Dental Fluorosis Treatment: Three Case Reports

Year 2024, Volume: 10 Issue: 2, 203 - 209, 16.08.2024

Merve Haberal , Behiye Esra Biberoğlu , Çiğdem Çelik

Abstract

Objectives: Systemic exposure to high fluoride concentrations during tooth development can induce dental fluorosis, a developmental condition of the enamel that can cause mild to severe tooth discoloration and substance loss. Today, the number of patients who complain of this type of discoloration applied to dental clinics has increased. Especially in regions with > 1 ppm fluoride in drinking water, this amount is quite high. In this case, the results obtained by using one or more of the methods such as microabrasion, dental bleaching, resin infiltration, restorative treatment are satisfactory. By providing patients with an aesthetic smile, it helps them to be more self confident in their social lives. The aim of this case report is to clinically follow the results of different treatment options applied in three patients diagnosed with fluorosis who presented to our clinic with aesthetic complaints.
Case Report: In this case report, the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up processes of three different patients who applied to our clinic in province of Kırıkkale, one of the endemic fluorosis regions were presented.
Conclusion: Microabrasion treatment can be considered as an alternative to invasive treatments that cause substance loss in teeth.
Keywords: Dental bleaching, Dental fluorosis, Microabrasion

Keywords

Dental bleaching, Dental fluorosis, Microabrasion

Dental Florozis Tedavisi: Üç Olgu Sunumu

Abstract

Amaç: Dental florozis, diş gelişimi sırasında sistemik olarak yüksek konsantrasyonlarda florür maruziyetinin sebep olduğu, dişlerde hafiften şiddetliye doğru farklı oranlarda renklenmelere ve madde kayıplarına yol açabilen minenin gelişimsel bozukluğudur. Günümüzde bu tip renklenmelerden şikayetçi olan hastaların kliniklere başvurma sayısı artmıştır. Özellikle içme sularında >1 ppm’den fazla florür bulunan bölgelerde bu sayı oldukça fazladır. Bu durumda mikroabrazyon, diş beyazlatma, rezin infiltrasyon, restoratif tedavi gibi yöntemlerden bir veya birkaçını kullanarak elde edilen sonuçlar memnun edicidir. Hastalara estetik bir gülümseme sağlanarak sosyal hayatlarında daha özgüvenli olmalarına katkıda bulunulur. Bu olgu sunumunun amacı, estetik şikayetle kliniğimize başvuran florozis tanısı konulmuş üç hastada uygulanan farklı tedavi seçeneklerinin sonuçlarını klinik olarak takip etmektir.
Olgu Sunumu: Bu olgu sunumunda, ülkemizin endemik florozis bölgelerinden Kırıkkale ilinde bulunan kliniğimize başvuran üç farklı hastanın teşhis, tedavi ve takip süreçleri ele alınmıştır.
Sonuç: Mikroabrazyon tedavisi dişlerde madde kaybına neden olan invaziv tedavilere bir alternatif olarak düşünülebilir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Dental Beyazlatma, Dental Florozis, Mikroabrazyon

Keywords

Dental beyazlatma, Dental Florozis, Mikroabrazyon

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