Idiopathic ankylosis-resorption: Diagnosis and treatment

Dental ankylosis involves the fusion of root to bone. The idiopathic form occurs spontaneously before the eruption of the tooth concerned. Etiology is unknown. As the tooth becomes part of the bone-remodeling process, it is gradually resorbed and is replaced by bony tissue. The process is quite rapi...

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Published inInternational orthodontics Vol. 11; no. 3; pp. 262 - 277
Main Author Gault, Philippe
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published France Elsevier Masson SAS 01.09.2013
Subjects
Animals
Ankylosis
Graft
Humans
Idiopathic
Radiography
Root Canal Therapy
Root Resorption - diagnostic imaging
Root Resorption - pathology
Root Resorption - surgery
Tooth
Tooth - transplantation
Tooth Ankylosis - diagnostic imaging
Tooth Ankylosis - pathology
Tooth Ankylosis - surgery
Tooth Extraction
Graft
Ankylosis
Tooth
Idiopathic
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Summary:Dental ankylosis involves the fusion of root to bone. The idiopathic form occurs spontaneously before the eruption of the tooth concerned. Etiology is unknown. As the tooth becomes part of the bone-remodeling process, it is gradually resorbed and is replaced by bony tissue. The process is quite rapid and weakens the tooth. Thus, early diagnosis makes it possible to perform a graft in optimal conditions, this being the only means of severing the ankylosis and achieving adequate eruption. In some rare cases, the ankylotic point of fusion can be reached surgically and can be eliminated before orthodontic traction is initiated.
ISSN:1761-7227
1879-680X
DOI:10.1016/j.ortho.2013.06.003