fluorosis

n.
An abnormal condition caused by excessive intake of fluorine, as from fluoridated drinking water, characterized chiefly by mottling of the teeth.

fluorotic fluo·rot'ic (-rŏt'ĭk) adj.

Damage to teeth (brown mottling of the enamel) and bones caused by an excessive intake of fluoride.

(flərō′sis)
n

Enamel hypoplasia caused by the ingestion of water containing excess fluoride during the time of enamel formation. General term for chronic fluoride poisoning.

Fluorosis. (Bird/Robinson, 2002)

A condition due to ingestion of excessive amounts of fluorine or its compounds. Fluorine poisoning usually takes a chronic form in animals which are exposed to small amounts in their drinking water or food over long periods. Clinical signs include excessive wear and mottling of developing teeth, lameness due to osteoporosis and unthriftiness. Acute fluorosis caused by factory effluent is characterized by gastroenteritis, tetany and death.

Dental fluorosis. By permission from Blowey RW, Weaver AD, Diseases and Disorders of Cattle, Mosby, 1997

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