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Rapid orthodontic movement of the teeth such as braces or an infection of the gum space in and around the teeth are other causes. For you Lisa it probably occurred after a bump to the front teeth or aggressive orthodontics as a child.
Bacterial infection in the gum area can cause inflammation eventually external resorption.
External resorption tooth causes. Without proper treatment resorption may lead to a number of complications which include. Infection Discoloration and weakening of teeth Crooked teeth Chipping Cavity-like holes Gum recession Complete loss of teeth Toothache. The most common cause of external resorption is an injury to the teeth and mouth that leads to swelling and loss of tissue and bone surrounding the affected teeth.
Such injuries normally occur due to trauma tooth grinding using different orthodontic appliances like braces for a. Causes of External Resorption Gum disease. Bacterial infection in the gum area can cause inflammation eventually external resorption.
A change in the structure of the teeth can cause gums teeth to get inflamed so even having braces can. Trauma to the teeth usually causes external resorption. Rapid orthodontic movement of the teeth such as braces or an infection of the gum space in and around the teeth are other causes.
When the outside root or crown of a tooth is damaged it can lead to tooth loss infection shifting teeth and other mouth and jaw problems. Teeth that are affected by external resorption nearly always have to be extracted. They can be replaced with implants.
External resorption occurs when the surface of the root of a tooth becomes inflamed and the body attacks the root causing it to be destroyed or dissolved. There are two types of resorption internal and external. Stimulus from a necrotic tooth pulp ie where the nerve inside the pulp has died off.
Known Causes And Appropriate Treatment. Dental resorption can occur as a result of traumatic injury which causes damage either to the periodontal ligament with subsequent external root resorption or from pulpal injury and death with infection ensuing. At the time the common thought was that dental resorption predominantly occurs due to dental trauma.
This topic took up about three paragraphs in our. Tooth resorption is when part or all of a tooths structure is broken down when the body begins to remove mineralized tissue. Internal or external resorption to the teeth is somewhat common.
For you Lisa it probably occurred after a bump to the front teeth or aggressive orthodontics as a child. What Causes Resorption. The first thing you have to know is that resorption needs two things to occur.
Usually the injury is in the form of trauma. Looking at the following case you can probably assume that there was some trauma in the past since she is. The effects of external cervical resorption ECR which you seem to be describing occur near the gum line at the cervical neck-like region of a tooth.
In its early stages this condition may produce pink spots where the enamel is undermined and filled with the pinkish cells that do the damage. The term resorption comes from the Latin root resorbere meaning to absorb In teeth however its not really absorption like a sponge absorbing water. A tooth being resorbed is actually eaten away either by cells inside the pulp or outside the root.
Because the growing cells shouldnt be resorption is a little like cancer. External resorption is resorption initiated in the periodontium and initially affecting the external surfaces of the toothmay be further classified as surface inflammatory or replacement or by location as cervical lateral or apical. May or may not invade the dental pulpal space 3 It may arise as a sequel of traumatic injury orthodontic tooth movement or chronic infection of the pulp or periodontal.
External inflammatory resorption was found most commonly in the maxillary 4 th premolars. The exact causes of tooth resorption are not fully understood but mastication forces orthodontic forces and even the presence of oral tumors at distant sites have been proposed.