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Odonto-stomatologie tropicale ; 18(69): 19-21, 1995.
Article in French | AIM | ID: biblio-1268230

ABSTRACT

La forte composante psycho-sociale de l'esthetique de maniere generale a stimule la recherche dans les habitudes socio-culturelles de la sous-region et la motivation esthetique des patients en dentisterie cosmetique. L'esthetique dentaire en milieu traditionnel au Senegal s'exprime a travers des habitudes culturelles et des artifices artisanaux. Cette esthetique exprime aussi le besoin d'embellissement et/ou de procedes magico-religieux. 70 a 80 pour cent de la population est rurale et reste fidele a ses traditions; ses coutumes et ses croyances (canons de beaute; pratiques initiatiques et artifices artisanaux). L'initiation constitue une exigence du groupe; une identification ethnique ou de hierarchie sociale dont l'individu a du mal a se liberer; leurs incidences biologiques et sanitaires sont souvent nefastes et parfois funestes. Le mode de vie citadin elimine de plus en plus la folklorisation de ces pratiques culturelles pour privilegier le confort et l'aseptie. L'odontologiste dispose de la dentisterie cosmetique; avec ses regles esthetiques occidentales; pour repondre aux besoins esthetiques du milieu. En l'informant et le sensibilisant; les praticiens contribueront a atteindre l'un des objectifs de la profession; l'esthetique


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Anthropology , Esthetics , Ethnopsychology , Tattooing
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Odonto-stomatologie tropicale ; 17(65): 4-9, 1994.
Article in English | AIM | ID: biblio-1268209

ABSTRACT

Dental fluorosis isn't unknown in Senegal. With the implication of drilled-wells in the country for the satisfaction of the needs of the population in drinking water; the pravalence of disease has increased at the same time. To determine the relation between this increasing of the prevalence of dental fluorosis and the multiplication of the sinkings; we did an epidemiological study based on a comparative investigation of the rate of dental fluorosis in children using solely well-water or sinking-water for their alimentation. We did 25 sampling waters through 17 localities. In some localities; we did both sampling of well-water and sinking-water. In some others; we did only one of the two types of sampling; because it was the only one possible. We constitued also samplings of scholar children between 10 and 12 years aged. The analysis of the sampling-waters had been done at the Oral Biology Laboratory of Eastman Dental Center; Rochester; N.Y.; U.S.A. Correlatively; the epidemiological studies and the results of analysis show a relation between the prevalence of dental fluorosis in children using exlusively sinking-water and the level of fluoride contained in the studied waters


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Fluorosis, Dental/epidemiology
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