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What causes a adult tooth to show no root on xrays?
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Root absent: when the root is not observable on the xray its due to resorption of the root which occurs due to the body dissolving the root structure which is believed to be related to the a foreign body reaction where the body thinks the root is an insult and using the immune response to remove it.
Answered 11/12/2019
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Are you sure: it's an adult tooth? If it is, the root might have never formed, or it has resorbed. Have your dentist compare your current X-rays with older ones to try to find out what's going on.
Answered 11/12/2019
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No roots?: First, sometimes primary (baby) teeth are mistaken for permanent teeth. Even as a dentist on occasion a large baby tooth might be mistaken especially if there is no permanent tooth to replace it. Other possibilities are a resected root on a multi-rooted tooth, infection, resorbtion, or malformation during development. Viewing past x-rays would help determine why.
Answered 11/12/2019
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Missing root: May be a baby tooth, in an adult tooth's position, that has normal root resorption. Can be an x-ray aberration, damaged permanent tooth, systemic disorder, and so many other reasons. See your Dentist and find out what's going on and why.
Answered 11/14/2019
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