Preferred Label : tooth resorption;
MeSH definition : Resorption of calcified dental tissue, involving demineralization due to reversal
of the cation exchange and lacunar resorption by osteoclasts. There are two types:
external (as a result of tooth pathology) and internal (apparently initiated by a
peculiar inflammatory hyperplasia of the pulp). (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry,
1992, p676);
MeSH synonym : resorption, tooth; resorptions, tooth; tooth resorptions;
MeSH annotation : resorpt of calcified dent tissue; only Cat C qualif;
Origin ID : D014091;
UMLS CUI : C0040451;
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Resorption of calcified dental tissue, involving demineralization due to reversal
of the cation exchange and lacunar resorption by osteoclasts. There are two types:
external (as a result of tooth pathology) and internal (apparently initiated by a
peculiar inflammatory hyperplasia of the pulp). (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry,
1992, p676)