Abstract
Objetive: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of internal and external resorption in periapical digital radiographs in permanent anterior teeth of patients attended in a private clinic of radiology in the city of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, in a period of three years. Study Design: A retrospective and observation study design was realized with the aim of observing an presence of events. A total of 4630 radiographs were analyzed from the archives of the clinic. Thus, it was observed the presence of internal and external root resorption and their location in in digital and digitalized periapical radiographs.Results: It was observed more external than internal resorption (99,65%) and the teeth most affected by dental resorptions were the upper incisors (11,8%). The apical and cervical thirds were also involved with the same frequency in internal resorption while the apical third was the most involved in external resorption. Conclusion: Digital radiograph has a important and essential paper in correct diagnosis of root resorption and to conduct a correct endodontic treatment.
Highlights
Root resorption is a dental complication that can lead to tooth extraction
The same pathological process has been included under the category of 'inflammatory root resorption'
There are few studies that assess the frequency of internal resorption, and they agree on the fact that this pathology is a relatively rare entity [4, 9, 10]
Summary
Root resorption is a dental complication that can lead to tooth extraction. There are many classifications and terms for different types of root resorption. Universidade de Pernambuco 2 Universidade Federal da Paraíba v.2, n.2, 2022. Rosana Maria Coelho Travassos, Ana Roberta Negromonte da Silva, Douglas Hilderlandson das Neves Silva, Larianne de Sousa Moisés, Amanda Nascimento Cavalcanti Bezerra, Ana Caroline Chalegre de Oliveira, Victor Felipe Farias do Prado, Paulo Maurício Reis de Melo Júnior resorption' has been used for apical root resorption following orthodontic treatment [1]. The same pathological process has been included under the category of 'inflammatory root resorption'. In the classical classification of root resorption following traumatic injuries, replacement and inflammatory resorption are related to completely different etiologies and treatment protocols [2]
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