Mineralization.Dental Fluorosis
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Dental Fluorosis: A Review
Abstract: Fluoride is known to affect mineralized tissues of the body and, when consumed at greater than optimal levels, it disturbs the process of tooth and bone mineralization. Excessive consumption of fluoride can cause dental or skeletal fluorosis. Skeletal fluorosis is caused by consumption of much higher quantities of fluoride over extended periods and is a crippling disease characterized by severe bone deformities. On the other hand, dental fluorosis is much …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Dentistry · Vol. 12, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 19–26 Read article