Diseases [C] » Stomatognathic Diseases [C07] » Stomatognathic System Abnormalities » Tooth Abnormalities » Developmental Defects of Enamel » Dental Enamel Hypomineralization » Fluorosis, Dental
Diseases [C] » Stomatognathic Diseases [C07] » Tooth Diseases » Tooth Abnormalities » Developmental Defects of Enamel » Dental Enamel Hypomineralization » Fluorosis, Dental
Diseases [C] » Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16] » Congenital Abnormalities » Stomatognathic System Abnormalities » Tooth Abnormalities » Developmental Defects of Enamel » Dental Enamel Hypomineralization » Fluorosis, Dental
Description
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) MeSH
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