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Fluorosis, Dental

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Definition: 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)  do not confuse with TOOTH DISCOLORATION; DF: FLUOROSIS DENT    Other names Mottled Enamel; Dental Fluorosis; Mottled Enamels; Enamels, Mottled; Enamel, Mottled; Fluoroses, Dental; Dental Fluoroses

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