title: Cervical cemental tears in older patients with adult periodontitis. Case reports.
abstract: This communication reports 5 cases of cervical and 1 apical cemental tears. The diagnosis of the cervical tears was made by a characteristic feature which presented radiographically as a prickle-like body. The fragment of cementum could be detached by root planing or during periodontal surgery and uneventful healing was obtained following these procedures. The process of aging in addition to continuous occlusal strain may lead to this phenomenon. Cervical cemental tear may be one of the contributing factors in the progress of adult periodontitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oda
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arakawa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D003739:Dental Cementum / Q000293:injuries*; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D012534:Dental Scaling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010508:Periodontal Abscess / Q000473:pathology; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D016745:Root Planing; D013357:Subgingival Curettage; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D014945:Wound Healing