title: Idiopathic cervical resorption: a diagnostic dilemma.
abstract: Idiopathic cervical resorption is a rare form of external resorption, usually with no external signs, and can be misdiagnosed as dental caries or other types of tooth resorption. Here we report a case in which, during routine radiography, an asymptomatic lower right molar presented with a radiolucency at the cervical region, with no obvious aetiologic factor identified.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This paper emphasizes the aetiopathogenesis and differential diagnosis of this rare and asymptomatic form of pathologic resorption, which can be encountered in dental practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, MCODS, Manipal, India.
authors.forename: Aparna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: Manoj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vengal
authors.forename: Auswaf
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahsan
authors.forename: Keerthilatha M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Pai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D012391:Root Resorption / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D019237:Tooth Cervix