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Multiple idiopathic root resorption
Author(s) -
Moody G. H.,
Muir K. F.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of clinical periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1600-051X
pISSN - 0303-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-051x.1991.tb00092.x
Subject(s) - osteoclast , resorption , root resorption , dentistry , pathogenesis , medicine , endocrinology , receptor
A rare case of multiple idiopathic root resorption (MIRR) involving 5 adjacent anterior and posterior teeth is presented and the pathogenesis discussed. The proposition is made that MIRR results from microbiologically‐induced osteoclast activity facilitated by prior osteoblast activation.