| Descriptor English: | Fluorosis, Dental | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Fluorosis Dental
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Fluorose Dentária | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Fluorose dentaire | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Dental Fluoroses Dental Fluorosis Enamel, Mottled Enamels, Mottled Fluoroses, Dental Mottled Enamel Mottled Enamels |
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| Tree number(s): |
C07.650.800.295.500.500 C07.793.700.295.500.500 C16.131.850.800.295.500.500 SP4.909.415 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009050 | ||||||
| Scope note: | 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) |
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| Annotation: | do not confuse with TOOTH DISCOLORATION |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CL classification 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 |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 97; was MOTTLED ENAMEL 1965-96; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL was see MOTTLED ENAMEL 1987-96 |
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| History Note: | 97; was MOTTLED ENAMEL 1965-96; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL was see MOTTLED ENAMEL 1987-96 |
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| Entry Version: | FLUOROSIS DENT |
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| DeCS ID: | 9242 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D009050 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WU 220 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1965/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 1998/06/10 |
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Fluorosis, Dental
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| Concept UI |
M0014119 |
| Scope note | 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) |
| Preferred term | Fluorosis, Dental |
| Entry term(s) |
Dental Fluoroses Dental Fluorosis Enamel, Mottled Enamels, Mottled Fluoroses, Dental Mottled Enamel Mottled Enamels |
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