The authors surveyed parents of 708 patients in a pediatric dental practice about their satisfaction with the color of their children’s teeth and factors associated with their level of satisfaction. Overall, 43 per cent of parents were dissatisfied with their children’s tooth color, and 78 per cent of children had a Tooth Surface Index of Fluorosis, or TSIF, score greater than 0. The worst TSIF score was the only factor associated with parent satisfaction.

Key words: Dental fluorosis; Parent satisfaction; Tooth color; Tooth Surface Index.

Reprints: J A Lalumandier, Case Western Reserve University,
Department of Community Dentistry, School of Dentistry,
10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.

FLUORIDE 31(4),  1998, p 228	International Society for Fluoride Research
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