Pre-eruptive intramural resorption in unerupted teeth: a cone-beam computed tomography evaluation of prevalence and related factors
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2024-04-27
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14363771
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2-s2.0-85191634715
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38671170
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Clinical oral investigations
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28
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5
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Clinical oral investigations Vol.28 No.5 (2024) , 279
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Ngamsom S., Arayapisit T., Asavanamuang P., Anurakwongsri R., Sonthinane K., Kretapirom K. Pre-eruptive intramural resorption in unerupted teeth: a cone-beam computed tomography evaluation of prevalence and related factors. Clinical oral investigations Vol.28 No.5 (2024) , 279. doi:10.1007/s00784-024-05677-4 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/98204
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Pre-eruptive intramural resorption in unerupted teeth: a cone-beam computed tomography evaluation of prevalence and related factors
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Pre-eruptive intramural resorption (PEIR) is defined as an abnormal, well-circumscribed radiolucency within the coronal dentin of the tooth, which is often overlooked in plain radiographs. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of PEIR and its related factors using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). METHODS: CBCT images of 590 unerupted teeth were evaluated for the presence of PEIR, location of PEIR, number of lesions in the affected tooth, PEIR score, tooth angulation, tooth position, and pericoronal space. Binary logistic tests were used to analyze the association between the characteristics of PEIR and the patient's demographic data and related factors. RESULTS: The tooth prevalence of PEIR was 13.6% among unerupted teeth. However, it was noteworthy that 19.2% of the unerupted teeth with PEIR were planned to be kept. PEIR was significantly associated with transverse (p = 0.020), inverted-angulated (p = 0.035), and centrally-positioned teeth (p = 0.043). The severity of PEIR was more pronounced in teeth with distal (p = 0.019), lingual (p = 0.023), or inverted-angulated (p = 0.040) positions, and in the absence of pericoronal space (p = 0.036). CONCLUSION: PEIR should be suspected in transverse, inverted-angulated, centrally positioned unerupted teeth, particularly in molars, with no pericoronal space. Further monitoring through CBCT is recommended in such cases. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The management of unerupted teeth does not always involve surgical removal. Instead, they could be utilized for artificial eruption or tooth transplantation. The present study emphasizes the significance of early detection of PEIR. Clinical recommendations for screening PEIR in unerupted teeth are also proposed, which can be applied to routine plain radiographs.