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Stomatognathic Diseases > Tooth Diseases > Tooth Demineralization

Preferred term

Tooth Demineralization  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Demineralization, Tooth

Note

  • a tooth disease; white spots or white lesions do not go here: note WHITE SPOTS see DENTAL CARIES

Scope note

  • A tooth's loss of minerals, such as calcium in hydroxyapatite from the tooth matrix, caused by acidic exposure. An example of the occurrence of demineralization is in the formation of dental caries.

History note

  • 92

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017001

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