Resorption

Q         What is resorption?

A            Resorption is a normal and natural process in which teeth “dissolve” away under pressure from adjacent teeth e.g. baby teeth roots disappear under pressure from the second teeth coming through.

Q         How does resorption affect tooth development?

A         Occasionally Mother Nature makes a mistake and a permanent tooth damages another adjacent permanent tooth.

Q         What are the symptoms?

A         A damaged tooth will become loose like a baby tooth.

Q         What can be done to correct a Resorption problem?

A         If seen early on x-rays, the tooth causing trouble can be moved away with braces or even extracted.  If the problem is not seen until later in the process the damaged tooth will usually be lost.