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Open AccessPink Spot – Literature Review and Case Report
Pink Spot – Literature Review and Case Report
1Department of Pediatric Dentistry, The Hebrew University -Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
DOI: 10.17796/1053-4628-40.5.353 Vol.40,Issue 5,September 2016 pp.353-355
Published: 01 September 2016
*Corresponding Author(s): Roy Petel E-mail: roy@dental-dvi.org.il
Abstract
Background: Pink spots in teeth were first described by Mummery in 1920, and were related to resorption. Resorption is a pathologic process that often eludes the clinician with its varied etiologic factors and diverse clinical presentations. Resorption can be generally classified as internal and external resorption. Internal resorption has been described as a rare occurrence as compared to external resorption. Case report: This article describes a pink spot that was diagnosed as a progressing resorption process. Early diagnosis enabled a successful management of the lesion. Conclusion: Early diagnosis and treatment of an internal resorption, clinically seen as a pink spot, in a primary central incisor may prevent its fast progress and subsequent loss.
Keywords
internal resorption, vascular, intra-coronal resorption, primary teeth
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Roy Petel, Anna Fuks. Pink Spot – Literature Review and Case Report. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry. 2016; 40(5): 353-355. doi: 10.17796/1053-4628-40.5.353
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