OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine if there are qualitative differences in the appearance of external root resorption patterns of primary teeth undergoing physiologic resorption and permanent teeth undergoing pathological root resorption in different conditions. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 40 teeth undergoing external root resorption in different conditions were divided into 4...

Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an inherited syndrome characterized by mucocutaneous telangiectases that commonly involve the tongue, lips, fingers, and conjunctiva. While root resorption has been reported in association with central hemangiomas of bone, the association of HHT with external cervical root resorption has not been described to date. We report a case of a 57-year-old...

Invasive cervical root resorption is a relatively uncommon form of external root resorption. Creeping attachment is defined as postoperative coronal migration of the gingival margin. We describe a case of invasive cervical root resorption following coronal shift of interdental papillae 15 years after modified Widman flap surgery.

root resorption (rr) is defined as the loss of dental hard tissues because of clastic activity inside or outside of tooth the root. in the permanent dentition, rr is a pathologic event; if untreated, it might result in the premature loss of the affected tooth. several hypotheses have been suggested as the mechanisms of root resorption such as absence of the remnants of hertwig's epithelial root...

Internal inflammatory root resorption is a relatively rare resorption that begins in the root canal and destroys surrounding dental hard tissues. Odontoclastic multinuclear cells are responsible for the resorption, which can grow to perforate the root if untreated. The initiating factor in internal root resorption is thought to be trauma or chronic pulpal inflammation, but other etiological fac...

PURPOSE This study was performed to evaluate the incidence and degree of external apical root resorption of maxillary incisors after orthodontic treatment and to evaluate particular associated factors related to external apical root resorption. MATERIALS AND METHODS The records and maxillary incisor periapical radiographs of 181 patients were investigated. Crown and root lengths were measured...