Fluorosis, Dental

A chronic endemic form of ENAMEL HYPOMINERALIZATION 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) This definition is taken from the National Library of Medicine's MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) 2026 release, which is the standard vocabulary used to index PubMed and most medical literature.

Yes. Fluorosis, Dental is also referred to as Dental Fluorosis, Dental Fluoroses, Fluoroses, Dental, Mottled Teeth in different clinical, research and patient-facing contexts. The MeSH descriptor groups all of these synonyms under a single canonical concept so research and records stay consistent.

Fluorosis, Dental falls under the broader medical category "Diseases" in the MeSH hierarchy (tree numbers: C07.650.800.295.500.500, C07.793.700.295.500.500, C16.131.850.800.295.500.500). Browsing the related concepts on this page takes you to neighbouring topics in the same branch of medicine.

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