Idiopathic external root resorption of the entire permanent dentition: report of case.
A puzzling case is presented, in which no known etiology existed for a progressively worsening idiopathic external root resorption throughout the entire dentition. Parents of the patient did not pursue the option of pulp extirpation and calcium hydroxide treatment as a possible means of arresting the condition.
D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012391:Root Resorption / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy