| 11. | Tetracycline staining leads to brown bands on the areas of developing enamel.
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| 12. | Children up to age 8 can develop mottled enamel from taking tetracycline.
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| 13. | As a result, tetracycline is contraindicated in pregnant women.
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| 14. | Absorption of tetracycline occurs in the stomach and the upper small intestine.
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| 15. | Metronidazole does not appear to be as good as tetracycline.
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| 16. | Anaerobic bacteria are not as susceptible to tetracyclines as are aerobic bacteria.
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| 17. | Tetracyclines are teeth discolouration in the fetus as they develop in infancy.
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| 18. | The classic treatment is with the tetracycline class of antibiotics.
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| 19. | Its growth is inhibited by the antibiotics gentamicin, neomycin and tetracycline.
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| 20. | Tetracycline and doxycycline have also been used as a form of treatment.
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