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'''Foods''': charcoal biscuits can penetrate pits and fissures in the enamel, green from foods containing abundant chlorophyll.
 
'''Foods''': charcoal biscuits can penetrate pits and fissures in the enamel, green from foods containing abundant chlorophyll.
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'''Gingival haemorrhage''': green from breakdown of haemoglobin into green biliverdin
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'''Dental restorative materials''': black-grey from amalgam
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'''Dental restorative materials''': black-grey from amalgam (rare in animals)
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'''Medications''': black from products containing iron or iodide, yellow-brown from products containing sulfide or silver nitrate, green from products containing copper or nickel, golden brown from products containing cadmium.
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'''Medications''': most commonly tetracyclines given prior to development of the permanent teeth.
    
'''Metal''': wear from chewing on cages or from removed endodontic bands or wires
 
'''Metal''': wear from chewing on cages or from removed endodontic bands or wires
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'''Crown fragments''': less translucent due to dehydration of the fragment
      
'''Discoloured restorations'''  
 
'''Discoloured restorations'''  
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