Question 138 · LDEK · Fluoride
Indicate the true statement concerning the mechanism of fluorosis development:
- A. fluor affects the function of ameloblasts only in the secretory phase.
- B. the first two years of life are the greatest risk of enamel fluorosis in deciduous incisors.
- C. repeatedly taken low doses of fluoride do not cause fluorosis.
- D. fluoride-rich diet is not a risk of fluorosis.
- E. excess of fluoride adversely affects the size, quantity, shape and quality of enamel apatites.
Hint
Consider how excess fluoride during amelogenesis alters the enamel crystals themselves.
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