Publications by authors named "Ruth Gomez-Scarpetta"
Background: Natural water sources are considered as the major environmental exposure of fluoride, resulting in increased prevalence of enamel fluorosis. This type of natural exposure should be permanently monitored to avoid the interactions with other non-natural fluoride sources. We evaluated the prevalence of enamel fluorosis in Colombian schoolchildren and its relationship with fluoride-containing water ingestion exposure dose and urinary fluoride excretion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/aim: Dental trauma in school populations has a high frequency and school teachers are often close to the place where such injuries occur. However, many studies have confirmed the lack of knowledge as to how to act in these cases. The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge in regard to dental trauma of school teachers in Colombia.
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- This study looked at how things like money, career choice, and other factors affect stress levels in dental students in Colombia.
- It included 5,700 students from 17 dental schools and used a special questionnaire to gather information.
- Results showed that fear of failing was the biggest stress factor, and male students felt less stress than females, with those who chose dentistry first having lower stress overall.