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CASE REPORT
‘Pitted’ to ‘Pleasing’ in 20 min
  1. Soumya Sinha1,
  2. Kirankumar Sudulakunta Vorse1,
  3. Pratik B Kariya1,
  4. Rachappa Mallikarjuna2
  1. 1Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, K.M. Shah Dental College and Hospital, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
  2. 2Departments of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Child Dental Health, Oman Dental College, Muscat, Oman
  1. Correspondence to Dr Rachappa Mallikarjuna, mmrachappa{at}gmail.com

Summary

In recent times, as a result of extensive drinking water fluoridation, the number of patients affected by fluorosis has increased considerably. The purpose of this clinical report is to describe the use of enamel microabrasion for a patient with severe fluorosis using 37% phosphoric acid and pumice mixture. The results were pleasing, and hence 37% phosphoric acid can be recommended as a safe and easily available alternative in microabrasion procedures.

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