Abstract:

The component fluorine has long been documented to have benefits for dental well-being. High doses have been linked to the development of dental fluorosis, skeletal fluorosis, and deformation of bones in children and adults. High fluoride concentrations are most often associated with groundwater as these accumulate fluoride from minerals sources. The use of this study was to determine the fluoride level of drinking water interrelated to different age groups of people nearby Radhapuram block, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, India. In the present study, 2500 samples were collected, analyzed, and performed to ascertain the prevalence of epidemiological fluorosis. Information on the total population 2500 in different age groups are recorded, among the normal people, 1273 (51.1%) were male and 1227 (48.9%) were female affected in Radhapuram block. Information on the total sample of 1183, 48.9% were male and 51.1% of females normal. Among the total number samples 328, 57.0% were male and 43.0% of females were questionable, 427 samples, 44.7% were male and 55.3% of females very mild, 228 samples, 45.2% were male and 54.8% of females mild, 262 samples, 47.3% were male and 52.7% of females moderate, and 72 samples, 59.7% were male and 40.3% of females were found severely affected. The persons belong to 11–20 years, 21–30 years, 31–40 years, 41–50 years, 51–60 years, and 60 above were normal (39, 52, 58, 50, 63, and 70%), questionable (18, 11, 9, 9, 5, and 0%), very mild (20, 18, 11, 17, 8, and 11%), mild (9, 8, 10, 9, 7, and 4%), moderate (10, 10, 9, 12, 13, and 15%), and severe (3, 2, 3, 3, 4, and 0%), respectively. The selected 2500 total population 2109 persons used tap water, 161 persons used mineral water, 147 persons used borewell water, and only 83 persons used municipal water for their drinking purpose.

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