chronic endemic fluorosis

fluorosis

 [floo͡″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 fluorosis characterized by a mottled appearance of the teeth. Combined osteosclerosis and osteomalacia can also occur in occupational exposures to vapors and dust.

dental fluorosis hypoplasia of the dental enamel resulting from prolonged ingestion of drinking water containing high levels of fluoride, manifested by the condition called mottled enamel.

skeletal fluorosis skeletal changes due to long term ingestion of excessive fluoride; they may include hyperostosis, osteopetrosis, and osteoporosis.

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chron·ic en·dem·ic fluor·o·sis

fluorosis caused by excessive fluorine in the natural water supply, as seen in parts of India; osteosclerosis with ankylosis of the spine may develop.

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chron·ic en·dem·ic fluor·o·sis

(kronik en-demik flōr-ōsis)

Fluorosis caused by excessive fluorine in the natural water supply, as seen in parts of India.

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