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Stomatognathic Diseases > Tooth Diseases > Tooth Demineralization

Preferred term

Tooth Demineralization  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

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Entry terms

  • Demineralization, Tooth
  • Hypomineralization, Tooth
  • Tooth Hypomineralization

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-VLQ1S13N-M

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