Implicações clínicas relacionadas à reabsorção cervical externa: relato de caso clínico

• Autor(a) principal: Ribas, Flávia Simão [UNESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Tipo de documento: Trabalho de conclusão de curso
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/149556; http://www.athena.biblioteca.unesp.br/exlibris/bd/capelo/2017-01-27/000866525.pdf
• topic: Reabsorção da raiz; Radiografia; Radiografia dentária; Diagnóstico; Root resorption

The external cervical resorption is characterized by a physiological or pathological event in which a process of aseptic resorption, asymptomatic and poor clinical signs in its early and intermediate phases occurs. The resorption process is done solely on the interface between the dentin and the various osteoclasts, without any deep acid and enzyme infiltration, which determines clear boundaries. Cause and effect relationships identification can also assist in clinical and radiographic differentiation; as well as the characteristics found on cervical lesions surgical and restorative approach, such as the relationship between the gingival tissue and formed cavity. Due to the absence of symptoms, external cervical resorption is usually detected as a radiographic finding during routine examination. Early diagnosis is difficult, but of great importance to a favorable prognosis. In this clinical case, 55-year-old patient came to the dentist's office for routine checkups. Nothing was detected during clinical examination. Through radiographic examination, external cervical resorption was observed between cementum and dentin, on tooth 36 cementum-enamel junction. Due to early diagnosis and confirmation of pulp involvement in vitality testing, the procedure taken was endodontic treatment followed by increase of clinical crown to remove granulation tissue and expose the resorption area for later restoration