Fluorosis vs. Fluoridosis: What's the Difference?
Fluorosis is a condition caused by excessive fluoride intake affecting teeth and bones, while fluoridosis is a less common term often used interchangeably with fluorosis but is not widely recognized in medical literature.
Fluorosis and Fluoridosis Definitions
Fluorosis
An abnormal condition caused by excessive intake of fluorine, as from fluoridated drinking water, characterized chiefly by mottling of the teeth.
Fluoridosis
Fluorosis
Fluorosis
(medicine) Any adverse condition due to an excess of fluoride.
Fluorosis
A pathological condition resulting for an excessive intake of fluorine (usually from drinking water)
