What is dental fluorosis?
Dental fluorosis is a common kind of pigmented teeth, which will not only seriously affect our appearance, but also bring serious psychological pressure to the heart. Dental fluorosis will be seen in all groups of people. Perhaps there are many people who do not know enough about dental fluorosis and do not know how to whiten dental fluorosis.
Dental fluorosis, also known as spot-glazed teeth, is a special type of enamel hypoplasia caused by excessive fluoride intake during tooth development. Clinical manifestations are mainly stained enamel plaques and defects.
Dental fluorosis is a prominent symptom of regional chronic fluorosis.
Regional chronic fluorosis mainly involves developing teeth and bones.
One characteristic of dental fluorosis is that it is caused by specific environmental factors, and the other characteristic is that it is during the development and calcification of teeth that the fluoride is effective.
After 8 years of age, calcification of all permanent teeth except the third permanent molars is basically complete. At this time, even if you move to the high fluoride area, you will not get dental fluorosis.
How to diagnose dental fluorosis 1, mild dental fluorosis: less than half of the tooth surface with chalk and tan spots, there may be a small number of small scattered shallow depression, hard and shiny surface.
2. Moderate dental fluorosis: Most teeth have chalky patches on the crown surface.
3. Severe dental fluorosis: most or the entire crown surface has yellowish-brown or dark brown patches, losing luster, linear or fossa defects.
