External resorption
External resorption
| External resorption | |
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| ICD-9 | 521.42 |
External resorption is a condition of a tooth where the root surface is lost. This can be caused by chronic inflammation, cysts, tumors, trauma, reimplantation of a tooth, or sometimes the cause is unknown.
See also
References
- Kahn, Michael A. Basic Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. Volume 1. 2001.
| v · d · eEndodontology (ICD-9-CM V3 23.0-23.2+23.7, ICD-10-PCS 0C?W-X) | |
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| Diagnostic tests |
Electric pulp test - Thermal test - Percussion test |
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| Endodontic procedures | |
| v · d · eAcquired tooth disease (K02–K05, 521–525) | |||||||||
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| Hard tissues |
Caries (tooth decay) · Attrition · Abrasion · Erosion · Hypercementosis · tooth resorption (External resorption, Internal resorption, Root resorption) |
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| To be grouped from periodontology |
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