Evidence suggests that orthodontic treatment causes an increased incidence and severity of apical root resorption. Tooth length and root volume were reduced after orthodontic intervention ...

Furthermore, about 16% of second molars showed root resorption on CBCT despite showing superimposition on panoramic x-rays. Therefore, conducting CBCT imaging before third molar surgery may be ...

Root resorption: It would take a standalone article to do justice to this topic. The precise causes of root resorption, according to the literature over the past decade, remain a mystery. Two patients ...

Periodontal or tooth scaling and root planing are common dental procedures to treat gum disease, or periodontitis. What Is Gum Disease? Gum disease — medically known as periodontitis — affects ...

This article discusses dental transplants, also known as dental implants, and how they work. It explains the process of inserting an abutment into the jaw bone, and then placing an artificially made ...

A look at pain after a root canal, a common complaint that can last for some time. Included is detail on when to get help and managing root canal pain.

However, root resorption occurs 3-dimensionally, and 2D images cannot detect root resorption on lingual or buccal surfaces nor measure the volume of root loss. Therefore, quantification of ...