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Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2018

A 24-year-old patient came to the dentist complaining of chalky lesions on the front teeth. Objectively teeth 13, 12, 11, 21, 22, and 23 present with chalky lesions separated by areas of healthy unchanged enamel. Lesion surface is coarse; there is no response to thermal stimuli. Childhood years of the patient were spent in the area with ?uorine level of 1.8 mg/L in drinking water. Make the diagnosis:

Answer options

  1. Endemic ?uorosis
  2. Enamel hypoplasia
  3. Acute super?cial caries
  4. Enamel hyperplasia
  5. Chronic super?cial caries
Correct answer

Endemic ?uorosis

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