Multiple idiopathic root resorption. A case report and discussion of pathogenesis.
A rare case of multiple idiopathic root resorption (MIRR) involving 5 adjacent anterior and posterior teeth is presented and the pathogenesis discussed. The proposition is made that MIRR results from microbiologically-induced osteoclast activity facilitated by prior osteoblast activation.
Moody
G H
GH
Department of Oral Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Muir
K F
KF
D000328:Adult; D003739:Dental Cementum / Q000473:pathology; D003804:Dentin / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005881:Gingiva / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000473:pathology; D012391:Root Resorption / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology