What are those little white spots on my finger nails? Are they calcium deposits?
ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: There may be several causes (although not related to calcium), so your doctor is the best person to ask. From the Indiana University School of Medicine: http://www.soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment.php4?seg=204 (and see the links under “additional resources”). The most common form of white spots are those that usually look crescent shaped and are caused by injury at the base of the nail (“blunt trauma to the nail bed”). It takes several months for them to grow out.