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2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 520.3

Mottled teeth

 On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.

The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 520.3 can be accessed here.

  • A chronic endemic form of hypoplasia of the dental enamel caused by drinking water with a high fluorine content during the time of tooth formation, and characterized by defective calcification that gives a white chalky appearance to the enamel, which gradually undergoes brown discoloration. (Jablonski's Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p286)
  • 520.3 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
  • 520.3 contains 4 index entries
  • View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 520.* hierarchy

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520.3 also known as:

  • Dental fluorosis
  • Mottling of enamel
  • Nonfluoride enamel opacities


Index entries containing 520.3:

Fluorosis (dental) (chronic) 520.3
Mottled teeth (enamel) (endemic) (nonendemic) 520.3
Mottling enamel (endemic) (nonendemic) (teeth) 520.3
Opacity, opacities
  • enamel (fluoride) (nonfluoride) (teeth) 520.3