Internal resorption is a condition where the slow or fast resorption of the dentin of the pulp, and the internal walls of the root canals occurs. It is named as Pink tooth of Mummery after the anatomist – James Howard Mummery. The cause of this condition is not clearly known, except of few patients complaining about trauma to the teeth. Also, persistant chronic pulpitis may sometimes cause the internal resorption. This is another asymptomatic condition, and a type of Chronic irreversible pulpitis (other types include Pulp Polyp).
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