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APPENDIX 1
Pages 167-172

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... Questionable The enamel discloses slight aberrations from the translucency of normal enamel, ranging from a few white flecks to occasional white spots. This classification is utilized in those instances where a definite diagnosis of the mildest form of fluorosis is not warranted and a classification of Normal is not justified.
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... This category includes fluorosis confined only to incisal edges of anterior teeth and cusp tips of posterior teeth ("snowcappingn)
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... Smooth surfaces: More pronounced lines of opacity that follow the perikymata. Occasionally confluence of adjacent lines.
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  • enamel surfaces
  • fluorosis totals
  • discrete pitting
  • confluent pitting

  • visible surface
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  • major diagnostic
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  • teeth formerly

  • formerly classified
  • cervical rim
  • enamel exist
  • cusp tips
  • occasional white

  • enamel exists
  • category includes
  • rough floor
  • white flecks
  • incisal edges

  • marked wear
  • tooth surface
  • enamel discloses
  • diagnostic sign
  • discloses slight

  • includes fluorosis
  • slight aberrations
  • definite physical
  • fluorosis confined
  • unaffected enamel


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