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A tooth's loss of minerals, such as calcium in hydroxyapatite from the tooth matrix, caused by acidic exposure. An example of the occurrence of demineralization is in the formation of dental caries.
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- Demineralization, Tooth
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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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a tooth disease; white spots or white lesions do not go here: note WHITE SPOTS see DENTAL CARIES
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- National Library of Medicine. Tooth Demineralization. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017001. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017001
- Tooth Demineralization. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54928159