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Stomatognathic Diseases > Tooth Diseases > Fluorosis, Dental

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Fluorosis, Dental  

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  • A chronic endemic form of hypoplasia of the dental enamel 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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Entry terms

  • Dental Fluoroses
  • Dental Fluorosis
  • Fluoroses, Dental
  • Mottled Enamel

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