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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Fluorosis, Dental
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Fluorosis Dental
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Fluorose Dentária
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Synonyms English:
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Dental Fluoroses
Dental Fluorosis
Enamel, Mottled
Enamels, Mottled
Fluoroses, Dental
Mottled Enamel
Mottled Enamels
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Tree Number:
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C07.793.330
SP4.012.163.279
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Definition English:
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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) |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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do not confuse with TOOTH DISCOLORATION
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History Note English:
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97; was MOTTLED ENAMEL 1965-96; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL was see MOTTLED ENAMEL 1987-96
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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9242
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Unique Identifier:
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D009050
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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