Root resorption | |
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Post traumatic External tooth resorption 9 | |
Specialty | Dentistry |
Symptoms | Dark tooth discoloration, swollen gums, chip tooth |
Complications | Tooth loss, infection[1] |
Types | External (most common), internal[2] |
Causes | Trauma, idiopathic |
Risk factors | Trauma, orthodontics[3] |
Diagnostic method | Dental examination, X-rays |
Treatment | Dental crowns, tooth extraction, gum surgery |
Resorption of the root of the tooth, or root resorption, is the progressive loss of dentin and cementum by the action of odontoclasts.[4] Root resorption is a normal physiological process that occurs in the exfoliation of the primary dentition. However, pathological root resorption occurs in the permanent or secondary dentition and sometimes in the primary dentition.
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