Tooth resorption
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Tooth resorption is a process by which all or part of a tooth
structure is lost due to activation of the bodies innate capacity to remove mineralized tissue, as mediated via cells such as osteoclasts.
Types include external resorption
and internal resorption
.
It can be due to trauma, infection, or hyperplasia.
Tooth
Teeth are small, calcified, whitish structures found in the jaws of many vertebrates that are used to break down food. Some animals, particularly carnivores, also use teeth for hunting or for defensive purposes. The roots of teeth are embedded in the Mandible bone or the Maxillary bone and are...
structure is lost due to activation of the bodies innate capacity to remove mineralized tissue, as mediated via cells such as osteoclasts.
Types include external resorption
External resorption
External resorption is a condition of a tooth where the root surface is lost. This can be caused by chronic inflammation, cysts, tumors, trauma, reimplantation of a tooth, or sometimes the cause is unknown.-References:...
and internal resorption
Internal resorption
Internal resorption is an unusual condition of a tooth when the dentin and pulpal walls begin to resorb centrally within the root canal. The first evidence of the lesion may be the appearance of a pink-hued area on the crown of the tooth; this condition is referred to as pink tooth of Mummery,...
.
It can be due to trauma, infection, or hyperplasia.