I go to school for dental hygiene, so far hold been getting straight A's, and as of now I own found the one thing that I am not understading completely. Please only respond to this if you know the CORRECT answer.

In my cariology class, one of our quiz question was, "Is dental fluorosis considered enamel hypocalcification: T or F". I choose true, however the answer was false. My instructor (first time teaching lecture) claims that dental fluorosis is hypoplasia (which I agree) or hypomineralization, NOT hypocalcification! I am aware that there is a slight difference between hypomineralization and hypocalcification, however extremely slight and therefore these terms could be interchangable?! What do you ruminate? Also, I looked up the definition of hypocalcification in my Mobsy's dental dictionary and it said: "reduced calcification, especailly of enamel. It produces opaque white spots that may be discolored subsequently. See also fluorosis"

My orthadontist took my braces bad when they werent in place. He said that to seize them fund on i hold to reimburse.?

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Answers:    The terms are interchangable. Ask another instructor what they would have answered and why. If they capture it wrong they may explain to their co-worker that it is a misleading question. Don't make a huge concord of it though. Those bitches can make the rest of school hell for you if they want.

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Tooth headache?

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Sorry...not a hygiene student...merely an assistant, but I figured i'd see if my understanding of it adjectives could help you out...in hypocalcification the enamel is usual, however the QUALITY of enamel is poor (most probally from genetics or localized factors i.e. consumption of sharp carbonated drinks/ citrus filled diet). Hypoplasia is the irregular and/or insufficent QUANTITY of enamel (assuming we're talking single about enamel hypoplasia, not dentin) which occurs during tooth nouns. Most probally due to vitamin def. or consumption of Tetracycline. And finally Fluorosis (hypomineralization of enamel), is a type of hypoplasia caused by excessive ingestion of fluoride during tooth development, which resulted contained by the increase of both surface & subsurface porosity in comparison to that of normal enamel. So here is a difference b/t hypomineralization & hypocalcification, depending on whether your talking about the trait of the enamel or the quantity of enamel. So they really cannot be used interchangably. Not sure if this helped...but Good Luck.

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