Experimental basis for the management of dental resorption

Current evidence indicates that the mechanisms by which the mineralized tissues, bone and dentin, are resorbed are similar. Osteoclasts and dentinoclasts are possibly indistinguishable cell types that both resorb mineralized substrata. The principles of treatment of both dental and osseous resorptions should therefore have much in common. This article discusses the basis of hard tissue resorption and explores the rationale for experimental approaches towards the management of dental resorption.