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 ...

As with any dental procedure, orthodontic treatment is not exempt from risks or complications. A well-recognised complication of orthodontic treatment is root resorption, and while the established ...

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 ...

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 ...

Earlier this year she was awarded another grant from the AAOF to examine genes that potentially could affect root development and lead to root resorption. “I’m trying to identify genes that contribute ...

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 ...