Oral Health Country/Area Profile Programme/CAPP

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India
Fluorosis


Fluorosis among different age groups
(cumulated very mild to severe in %) (2005)
Site Total %
12 years -
Arunachal Pradesh 0
Delhi 36.3
Maharashtra 3.4
Puducherry 1.9
Rajasthan 14.3
Orissa 8.9
Uttar Pradesh 3.5
15 years -
Arunachal Pradesh 0
Delhi 32.4
Maharashtra 5.4
Puducherry 1.1
Rajasthan 16.9
Orissa 9.4
Uttar Pradesh 3.0
35-44 years -
Arunachal Pradesh 0
Delhi 17.4
Maharashtra 0.4
Puducherry 0.1
Rajasthan 3.8
Orissa 1.5
Uttar Pradesh 0.9
65-74 years -
Arunachal Pradesh 0
Delhi 20.3
Maharashtra 0.1
Puducherry 0
Rajasthan 1.2
Orissa 0
Uttar Pradesh 0.7

Source: Oral Health In India : A Report of the Multi centric Study. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and WHO collaborative Program, 2007. http://www.whoindia.org/EN/Section20/Section30_1525.htm


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