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Definition. Breast calcifications are calcium deposits within breast tissue. They appear as white spots or flecks on a mammogram and are usually so small that you can't feel them. Breast calcifications are common on mammograms and they're especially prevalent after menopause.n a mammogram, breast calcifications can appear as macrocalcifications or microcalcifications. 1  Macrocalcifications. 2  These show up as large white dots or dashes. 3  They're almost always noncancerous and require no further testing or follow-up.
There are three categories of calcium calcifications in the breast. The first category is benign calcifications, which is the most common. If a calcification is benign, no follow-up testing is required, and the calcification will continue to be tracked during annual mammograms.n excess of calcium in the diet does not cause calcium calcifications to form. Calcium supplements also do not appear to be responsible for calcium calcifications, nor does hormone therapy.