TY - JOUR ID - TI - Prevalence of dental discoloration among 5-44 years population in Sharkhan village, Nineveh Governorate, Mosul, Iraq AU - Manar M AL-NE,MA AU - Talal H AL-SALMAN AU - Ma,an M NAYEF PY - 2001 VL - 1 IS - 3 SP - S327 EP - S334 JO - Al-Rafidain Dental Journal مجلة الرافدين لطب الأسنان SN - 18121217 19980345 AB - The aims of this study are to determine the prevalence of dental discoloration in the rural area and to identify, if there is any variation between sex and age group in a sample of (114) subjects aged (5-44)years. The sample was divided into four age group (5-14),(15-24),(25-34) and (35-44) years. The results revealed high percentage of teeth discoloration in all age groups & it was particularly due to natural or acquired cause and there were no differences between the age groups or sex. Also, the result of this research showed that about (82%) of the total sample are with discoloration defect in their teeth.

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