Root resorption (RR) is the loss of dental hard tissues as a result of clastic activities. Internal inflammatory root resorption (IRR) is a type of RR characterized by progressive loss of tooth substance starting from the root canal wall. IRR is usually asymptomatic, slowly progressing, and detectable upon routine radiographic examination or by the clinical sign of a ‘pink spot’ when the IRR in...

External apical root resorption is a common phenomenon associated with orthodontic treatment. The factors relevant to root resorption can be divided into biological and mechanical factors. Some mechanical and biological factors might be associated with an increased or decreased risk of root resorption during orthodontic treatment. For mechanical factors, the extensive tooth movement, root torqu...

Disagreement remains regarding the optimal treatment for intrusive luxation injuries to permanent teeth. Three problems often present themselves following intrusive luxation: improper tooth position, pulpal necrosis, and internal or external root resorption. In the recent past, the accepted treatment was to allow the permanent teeth to reerupt spontaneously for 6-8 weeks. If this did not occur,...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic value of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and periapical (PA) radiography in detecting internal root resorption. METHODS AND MATERIALS Eighty single rooted human teeth with visible pulps in PA radiography were split mesiodistally along the coronal plane. Internal resorption like lesions were created in three areas (cervical,...

UNLABELLED Orthodontically induced root resorption is an irreversible process that can have medical, ethical and legal implications. AIM The objective of this research was to identify morphological risk factors, in order to prevent it. MATERIAL AND METHODS We realized a retrospective study on 50 patients and made correlation between the prevalence and gravity of radiological identified root...

Root shortening as a result of apical root resorption is an undesirable consequence of orthodontic treatment. The objective was to determine the prevalence of external apical root resorption in a sample of Sudanese orthodontic patients treated with fixed appliances and to evaluate the association of treatment duration, age, gender and the type of malocclusion on the degree of external apical ro...

This clinical study evaluated factors related to root resorption before (T1) and after (T2) orthodontic treatment. Ninety-six subjects between 9 and 34 years (34 males and 62 females) who had been treated using fixed appliances for at least 1 year and who had panoramic radiographs at T1 and T2 were selected. The relationship between root resorption at T1 and T2, with regard to gender, age, extr...

AIM To evaluate the presence of root resorption in the lateral incisor after active orthodontic treatment in the early mixed dentition. METHODS Twenty-six children treated at the Children's Clinic of the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario were examined radiographically for lateral incisors root resorption before and after early active treatment to a...

Root resorption is the destructive process of the cementum and/or dentine layers of a tooth root due to clastic cell activity which leads to a subsequent loss root structure of a tooth. This process may be physiological or pathological. Physiological root resorption of deciduous teeth naturally occurs when the permanent teeth begin to erupt. It may also occur to a small degree in the permanent ...