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Descriptor English: Tooth Discoloration
Descriptor Spanish: Decoloración de Dientes
Descriptor decoloración dentaria
Entry term(s) cambios del color de los dientes
decoloración de los dientes
Scope note: Todo cambio de tonalidad, color o translucidez de un diente, producido por cualquier causa. Puede producirse por materiales restauradores, medicamentos (tanto tópicos como sistémicos), necrosis pulpar, o hemorragia. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p253)
Descriptor Portuguese: Descoloração de Dente
Descriptor French: Dyschromie dentaire
Entry term(s): Discoloration, Tooth
Discolorations, Tooth
Tooth Discolorations
Tree number(s): C07.793.735
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014075
Scope note: Any change in the hue, color, or translucency of a tooth due to any cause. Restorative filling materials, drugs (both topical and systemic), pulpal necrosis, or hemorrhage may be responsible. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p253)
Annotation: external staining or staining within pulp; from any cause; coord IM with cause if pertinent (IM or NIM); do not confuse with FLUOROSIS, DENTAL (occurring during tooth calcification)
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 65
History Note: 65
Related: Enamel Microabrasion MeSH
Tooth Bleaching MeSH
DeCS ID: 14467
Unique ID: D014075
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Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2005/07/14
Tooth Discoloration - Preferred
Concept UI M0021673
Scope note Any change in the hue, color, or translucency of a tooth due to any cause. Restorative filling materials, drugs (both topical and systemic), pulpal necrosis, or hemorrhage may be responsible. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p253)
Preferred term Tooth Discoloration
Entry term(s) Discoloration, Tooth
Discolorations, Tooth
Tooth Discolorations



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