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  2. Dental fluorosis - Wikipedia

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    Dental fluorosis is caused by a higher than normal amount of fluoride ingestion whilst teeth are forming. Primary dentine fluorosis and enamel fluorosis can only happen during tooth formation, so fluoride exposure occurs in childhood. Enamel fluorosis has a white opaque appearance which is due to the surface of the enamel being hypomineralised ...

  3. Enamel hypocalcification - Wikipedia

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    Enamel hypocalcification is a defect of tooth enamel in which normal amounts of enamel are produced but are hypomineralized. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In this defect the enamel is softer than normal. Some areas in enamel are hypocalcified: enamel spindles, enamel tufts, and enamel lamellae.

  4. Enamel hypoplasia - Wikipedia

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    Teeth displaying enamel hypoplasia lines, linear defects of enamel that form during crowns development as a result of periods of nutritional stress or disease during infancy and childhood Enamel hypoplasia is a risk factor for dental caries in children including early childhood caries (ECC), which continues to be a burden for many children.

  5. Tooth discoloration - Wikipedia

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    Mild fluorosis: mostly on the upper right central incisor Severe fluorosis: mottled enamel of an individual from a region with high levels of naturally occurring fluoride Fluorosis may occur when there is chronic and excessive exposure to fluoride during the years of tooth development.

  6. Geriatric dentistry - Wikipedia

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    Geriatric dentistry is the delivery of dental care to older adults involving diagnosis, prevention, management and treatment of problems associated with age related diseases. [1] The mouth is referred to as a mirror of overall health, reinforcing that oral health is an integral part of general health.

  7. What Is Peyronie’s Disease? What You Need to Know, From ...

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    Symptoms of Peyronie’s Disease. The most apparent symptom of Peyronie’s disease is a deformity of the aroused privates, which can be a new curvature of the privates or a focal loss of aroused ...

  8. How an AI granny is combating phone scams - AOL

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    British mobile phone company O2 has unveiled an “AI granny” called Daisy who is helping combat fraud by wasting scammers’ time with long phone calls.

  9. Common thyroid drug levothyroxine linked to bone mass loss - AOL

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    A recent abstract presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America suggested that levothyroxine use in people with typical hormone ranges could lead to lower bone mass ...