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... > Stomatognathic Diseases > Tooth Diseases > Tooth Abnormalities > Developmental Defects of Enamel > Dental Enamel Hypomineralization > Fluorosis, Dental
... > Stomatognathic Diseases > Stomatognathic System Abnormalities > Tooth Abnormalities > Developmental Defects of Enamel > Dental Enamel Hypomineralization > Fluorosis, Dental
... > Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Congenital Abnormalities > Stomatognathic System Abnormalities > Tooth Abnormalities > Developmental Defects of Enamel > Dental Enamel Hypomineralization > Fluorosis, Dental

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Fluorosis, Dental  

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  • Dental Fluoroses
  • Dental Fluorosis
  • Fluoroses, Dental

Note

  • do not confuse with TOOTH DISCOLORATION

Scope note

  • A chronic endemic form of ENAMEL HYPOMINERALIZATION caused by drinking water with a high fluorine content during the time of tooth formation, and characterized by defective calcification that gives a white chalky appearance to the enamel, which gradually undergoes brown discoloration. (Jablonski's Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p286)

History note

  • 97; was MOTTLED ENAMEL 1965-96; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL was see MOTTLED ENAMEL 1987-96

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009050

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