Table 1.

Studies reporting the prevalence of dental fluorosis in Pakistan and KSA.

Study	Study settings	Study participants	Prevalence and severity	Possible fluoride exposure
Sami et al.,⁶	Quetta, Pakistan	School children Age 12 years	Prevalence: 63% Moderate fluorosis: 50.4%	Tube well water.
Khan et al.,⁷	Peshawar, Pakistan	Population age 11 years onwards	Prevalence: 40% Questionable: 11.30% Very Mild: 15% Mild: 8.4%	Tap water, treated water, well water.
Mohsin et al.,⁸	Karachi, Pakistan	School children age 6–15 years.	Prevalence: 53.33% Questionable: 13.3% Very mild: 25.7% Mild: 20.95%	Groundwater.
Das et al.,⁹	Asir Region, KSA	Population age 9–50 years	Prevalance: 20% Questionable: 29% Very Mild: 12.2% Mild: 6.6%	Bottled water, filtered water, well water.
Khan et al.,¹⁰	Dammam, KSA	School children 6–12 years	Prevalence: 33% Mild and Moderate: 69%	Not discussed.
Alhobeira et al.,¹¹	Hail, KSA	Population age 10 years onwards	Prevalence: 73.5%. Mild to moderate forms	Mineral water, tap water, community water source, well water.