dental fluorosis.
DENTAL FLUOROSIS: A condition of emamel hypoplasia characterized by white chalky spots or brown staining and pitting of teeth due to an increased level of fluoride affecting enamel matrix formation and calcification by impairment of ameloblastic function. CLINICAL FEATURES: 1. yellow to brown pigmentation 2.varing degrees of pitting and mottling 3.bilaterral symmetric distribution 4.varying levels of severity 5.a permanent disfigurement 6severe mottling may result in excessive wear and fracturing of the incisal and occlusal surfaces due to soft enamel. Differential Diagnosis: 1.dental fluorosis 2.focal enamel hypoplasia 3.enamel hypoplasia from congenital syphilis 4.contemporaneous hypoplasia 5.hypoplasia due to vitamin D deficiency 6.incipient caries 7.amelogenesis imperfecta Classification Criteria for Mild Dental Fluorosis - Dean's Fluorosis Index Score Criteria : Normal: The enamel represents the usual translucent semivitriform type of