Management of Dental Fluorosis-A Case Report

Shweta Lall, Ritesh Runu

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Dental fluorosis is a developmental disturbance of dental enamel. Chronic ingestion of excessive fluoride during enamel development lower mineral content and increased porosity. Fluorosis can be categorized as mild, moderate and severe.  Mild fluorosis presents with white streaks. Moderate fluorosis demonstrates white streaking with brownish staining and severe form of fluorosis is characterized by very dark brown staining sometimes with enamel surface defects. Discolored and pitted enamel of fluorosed teeth may be unaesthetic and may be the cause of psychological problems. Mild and moderate grade of fluorosis can be managed conservatively and effectively by enamel microabrasion, macroabrasion and bleaching though severe form of fluorosis requires veneering and crowns.

Fluorosis unaesthetic bleaching micro abrasion macro abrasion veneer.