The differential diagnosis of fluorosis

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 235-238

  Pendrys, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental enamel; Diagnostic errors; Fluorides; Mottled enamel; Oral diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFECT; ENAMEL; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; TOOTH DISEASE; WATER SUPPLY;

AMELOGENESIS; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; DENTAL ENAMEL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FLUORIDES; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0033181654     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1999.tb03275.x     Document Type: Article

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