External radicular resorption: selected cases and review of the literature.
External radicular resorption is a pathological process that generates the loss of cementum, dentin and bone, almost irreversibly, involving vital and pulpless teeth. The early stage is asymptomatic and might be diagnosed by a routine radiograph or a clinical examination. Radicular resorption appears because of cementoclastic, dentinoclastic or/and osteoclastic activity. The process of resorption is associated with a damage of the periodontal ligament as a result of injury and necrosis, macrophages are the first cells that are detected, followed by multinucleated cells, odontoclasts, which affect the cementum and dentin.
Department of Restorative Dentistry, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest.
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D003788:Dental Pulp Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D011312:Pressure; D012391:Root Resorption / Q000473:pathology*; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000473:pathology*