Root resorption during orthodontic treatment with Invisalign®: a radiometric study

• Main Authors: Giulia Gay (Author), Serena Ravera (Author), Tommaso Castroflorio (Author), Francesco Garino (Author), Gabriele Rossini (Author), Simone Parrini (Author), Giovanni Cugliari (Author), Andrea Deregibus (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Root resorption (RR) is described as a permanent loss of tooth structure from the root apex. Many reports in the literature indicate that orthodontically treated patients are more likely to have severe apical root shortening, interesting mostly maxillary, followed by mandibular i...