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Dental fluorosis and its association with molar incisor hypomineralization in children attending public schools: a cross-sectional study, São João da Boa Vista, 2023.

Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil · Doval GDR, Guezin SMV, Previero LM, Lins-Candeiro CL, Foratori-Junior GA, Paranhos LR, Silva CMDC · 2026-06-19

A cross-sectional study of 473 schoolchildren found dental fluorosis in 28.5% of participants, predominantly in mild forms, with higher prevalence in older children and those whose mothers had completed high school education, though no association was found with molar-incisor hypomineralization or caries experience.

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