Short root anomaly with cyst formation and defective phonetics: Diagnosis and treatment

Generalized diminished root is a rare condition leading to early loss of teeth. This report describes the diagnosis and treatment of a 20-year-old short-stature male patient suffering from unusual generalized short roots associated with microdontia, taurodontism of the posterior teeth and multiple d...

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Main Authors: Rohit Kohli, Nidawani Prakash
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-01-01
Series:The Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society
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Online Access:http://www.j-ips.org/article.asp?issn=0972-4052;year=2009;volume=9;issue=1;spage=51;epage=54;aulast=Kohli
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Summary:Generalized diminished root is a rare condition leading to early loss of teeth. This report describes the diagnosis and treatment of a 20-year-old short-stature male patient suffering from unusual generalized short roots associated with microdontia, taurodontism of the posterior teeth and multiple dens invaginatus, who had lost several teeth due to spontaneous exfoliation.
ISSN:0972-4052
1998-4057