title: Feline odontoclastic resorptive lesions an unsolved enigma in veterinary dentistry.
abstract: This article presents a comprehensive review of the literature on feline odontoclastic resorptive lesions (FORLs), including etiopathogenesis, prevalence and predisposition, classification, histopathologic appearance, diagnosis, and treatment. Approximately one-third of all domestic cats may develop FORLs during their life span, and the risk of developing FORLs increases with age. Sophisticated dental treatments promise neither cure nor permanent improvement of affected teeth. Extraction is the current treatment of choice. Research on the etiology of FORLs has not been rewarding in recent years, and the causative factors contributing to the development of FORLs are still unknown.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Studies, Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3900 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6010, USA. Reiter@vet.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Alexander M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Reiter
authors.forename: Krista A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Mendoza
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats / Q000601:surgery*; D003813:Dentistry / Q000662:veterinary; D013522:Surgery, Veterinary / Q000379:methods; D014091:Tooth Resorption / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*