1) Pathology
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chronic intoxication with fluorine (usually combined with some other element to form a fluoride) that results in changes in the skeleton and ... [1 related articles]
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discoloration of the enamel due to excessive fluoride absorption (greater than one 1 part per million) into the bloodstream, also called enamel mottling.
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A harmless cosmetic discoloring of the enamel, which appears as chalky white specks and lines or pitted and brown stained enamel on teeth.
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mottling of the teeth caused by an excess of fluoride in the drinking water. A fluorosis index recognises 4 stages of severity.
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<dentistry, orthopaedics> 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 characterised by defective calcification that gives a white chalky appearance to the enamel, which gradually undergoes brown discoloration. ... Excessive fluoride int...
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(fldbobr-ro´sis) a condition due to ingestion of excessive amounts of fluorine or its compounds; see fluoride poisoning. chronic endemic fluorosis that due to unusually high concentrations of fluoride, usually in the natural drinking water supply, typically causing dental fluoros...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: flōr-ō′sis Definitions: 1. A condition caused by an excessive intake of fluorides (2 or more ppm in drinking water), characterized mainly by mottling, staining, or hypoplasia of the enamel of the teeth, although the skeletal bones are also affected. 2. Chronic poisoning of livestock with fluorides that blac...
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Fluorosis: An abnormal condition caused by excessive intake of fluorine, characterized chiefly by mottling of the teeth.
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Fluorosis is chronic poisoning caused by drinking water containing excessive amounts of fluoride. It results in discolouration of the teeth and a disabling arthritis which chiefly affects the spine.
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n] - a pathological condition resulting for an excessive intake of fluorine (usually from drinking water)
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an abnormal condition caused by excessive intake of fluorides, characterized in children by discoloration and pitting of the teeth and in adults by pathological bone changes. · Also calledthe changes in tooth enamel symptomatic of fluorosis.
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