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Abstract
The loss of calcium salts from bones and teeth. Bacteria may be responsible for this occurrence in teeth. Old age may be a factor contributing to calcium loss, as is the presence of diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.
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- Decalcification, Pathologic
- Decalcification, Pathological
- Pathological Decalcification
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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loss of calcium from bone & tooth but consider also TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION
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History Note
91(65); was see under CALCIUM METABOLISM DISORDERS 1965-90
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- National Library of Medicine. Pathologic Decalcification. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003649. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003649
- Pathologic Decalcification. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10265470