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tooth discoloration
[ tooth dis-kuhl-uh-rey-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Tooth Diseases
Definitions related to tooth discoloration:
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A change in tooth color. Causes may be local or systemic and include tobacco use, foods, dental plaques, caries, restorative filling materials, trauma, medications, infections, hereditary diseases, and nutritional deficiencies.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any change in the hue, color, or translucency of a tooth due to any cause. Restorative filling materials, drugs (both topical and systemic), pulpal necrosis, or hemorrhage may be responsible. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p253)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A disorder characterized by a change in tooth hue or tint.Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse EventsU.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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By this point in the 21st century, the treatment of tooth discoloration has evolved into an annual multibillion-dollar, highly sophisticated, scientific, and clinical discipline. However, the origins of the treatment date back thousands of years to ancient clinicians and beauticians who used rudimentary, yet innovative, natural materials...WebMD, 2019
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