Fluorosis, Dental

Overview

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)

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Quick facts about Fluorosis, Dental

Topic type

Condition

Category

Dentistry

MeSH classification

C07.650.800.295.500.500|C07.793.700.295.500.500|C16.131.850.800.295.500.500

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