Multiple idiopathic cervical resorption: Case report and discussion of management options

Abstract

Yu VSH, Messer HH, Tan KB. Multiple idiopathic cervical resorption: case report and discussion of management options. International Endodontic Journal, 44, 77-85, 2011.Aim To present a case of cervical root resorption affecting all teeth and resulting in multiple tooth loss.Summary A healthy 33-year-old Chinese male, with no contributory medical or family/social history, presented with generalized cervical root resorption. Lesions varied in severity amongst teeth and even involved an impacted third molar. All cervical root surfaces were affected and lesions often extended coronally, undermining enamel. CBCT demonstrated that the lesions were more extensive and more widely distributed than wa..