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)
resorpt of calcified dent tissue; only Cat C qualif
ExamplesRoot Resorption
Other names Tooth Resorptions; Resorptions, Tooth; Resorption, Tooth
