OBJECTIVE: This article reviews the dental literature pertaining to dental root resorption and proposes a classification system designed to facilitate communication of precise information for each type. DESIGN: A systematic review of the literature using PubMed was performed and supplemented with manual reviews of bibliographies from textbooks. RESULTS: A classification system was developed using etiology and morphologic characteristics of dental root resorption. Various types of dental root resorption were identified. The different forms were organized into dental and non-dental origins and further divided between internal and external resorption along etiologic and morphologic characteristics. CONCLUSIONS: The classification of dental root resorption proposed may assist dentists in the formulation of a differential diagnosis and management of root resorption.
OBJECTIVE: This article reviews the dental literature pertaining to dental root resorption and proposes a classification system designed to facilitate communication of precise information for each type. DESIGN: A systematic review of the literature using PubMed was performed and supplemented with manual reviews of bibliographies from textbooks. RESULTS: A classification system was developed using etiology and morphologic characteristics of dental root resorption. Various types of dental root resorption were identified. The different forms were organized into dental and non-dental origins and further divided between internal and external resorption along etiologic and morphologic characteristics. CONCLUSIONS: The classification of dental root resorption proposed may assist dentists in the formulation of a differential diagnosis and management of root resorption.
Authors: Priscila A Giovani; Luciane Martins; Cristiane R Salmon; Luciana S Mofatto; Adriana F P Leme; Regina M Puppin-Rontani; Tamara N Kolli; Brian L Foster; Francisco H Nociti; Kamila R Kantovitz Journal: J Periodontal Res Date: 2020-11-19 Impact factor: 4.419