[External-internal tooth resorption as a delayed effect of thorium X (Ra224)].
Twenty-five years after treatment with thorium X (Ra 224), we found unusual, multifocal dental resorptions in four patients. The results of gamma-spectrographic, auto-radiographic and histological examinations suggest that Ra 224 caused such changes.
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011832:Radiation Injuries; D013910:Thorium / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000209:etiology*; D014091:Tooth Resorption / Q000209:etiology*; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000532:radiotherapy
D013910:Thorium
Externe-interne Zahnresorptionen als Spätfolge von Thorium X (Ra 224)