Caries and periodontitis associated with an unerupted third molar.
Radiographic, gross, and histologic evidence is provided to demonstrate the development of caries and periodontal disease over a 5-year period in an unerupted tooth. The authors speculate on the pathogenesis of these disease processes.
D003731:Dental Caries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D014097:Tooth, Unerupted / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*