 Fluorosis, Dental
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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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D009050
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C07.793.330
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| Concept/Terms |
Fluorosis, Dental- Fluorosis, Dental
- Fluoroses, Dental
- Dental Fluoroses
- Dental Fluorosis
- Mottled Enamel
- Enamel, Mottled
- Enamels, Mottled
- Mottled Enamels
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fluorosis, Dental" by people in Profiles.
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Dye BA, Goodwin M, Ellwood RP, Pretty IA. Digital epidemiology - Calibrating readers to score dental images remotely. J Dent. 2018 07; 74 Suppl 1:S27-S33.
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Carey CM. Focus on fluorides: update on the use of fluoride for the prevention of dental caries. J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2014 Jun; 14 Suppl:95-102.
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Pretty IA, McGrady M, Zakian C, Ellwood RP, Taylor A, Sharif MO, Iafolla T, Martinez-Mier EA, Srisilapanan P, Korwanich N, Goodwin M, Dye BA. Quantitative light fluorescence (QLF) and polarized white light (PWL) assessments of dental fluorosis in an epidemiological setting. BMC Public Health. 2012 May 20; 12:366.
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Beltr?n-Aguilar ED, Barker L, Dye BA. Prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis in the United States, 1999-2004. NCHS Data Brief. 2010 Nov; (53):1-8.
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Beltr?n-Aguilar ED, Barker LK, Canto MT, Dye BA, Gooch BF, Griffin SO, Hyman J, Jaramillo F, Kingman A, Nowjack-Raymer R, Selwitz RH, Wu T. Surveillance for dental caries, dental sealants, tooth retention, edentulism, and enamel fluorosis--United States, 1988-1994 and 1999-2002. MMWR Surveill Summ. 2005 Aug 26; 54(3):1-43.
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