A Disappearing Act? Report of an Unusual Radiographic Feature

From Volume 29, Issue 8, October 2002 | Pages 410-411

Authors

A.O. Mosaku

FDS RCPS (Glasg.)

SpR Restorative Dentistry, Edinburgh Dental Institute, St John's Hospital, Livingston.

Articles by A.O. Mosaku

N. Poppelwell

BDS, MSurg Dent RCS (Edin.)

Specialist in Surgical Dentistry, St John's Hospital, Livingston.

Articles by N. Poppelwell

Abstract

The clinical presentation of root resorption varies between patients, and occasionally may be a coincidental finding on routine radiographs. Clinical symptoms may be absent but, if present, usually indicate the presence of pulpal disease. The treatment options are determined by the type, site and extent of the resorptive lesion: in some cases, especially where there is external resorption, extraction may be the only option. This article presents a case in which a misdiagnosis of root resorption was made on the basis of persistent clinical symptoms and a diagnostic radiographic finding.

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