ROOT RESORPTIONS IN A PATIENT WITH HEMIFACIAL ATROPHY

Hemifacial atrophy (Parry-Romberg syndrome) is a rare but well-recogni zed condition. The developmental effects on facial and oral structures have been well documented in the literature. However, the etiology of hemifacial atrophy remains unknown. Previous reported alterations in tooth growth and development include delayed tooth eruption, abnormal root morphology, and malocclusion but not root resorption. This report presents the orofacial changes from hemifacial atrophy in a 22-yr-old woman and describes the occurrence of root resorptions in two regions affected by this condition. The concurrent presence of root resorptio ns in both the maxilla and mandible in the regions showing the most se vere dental malformations points to root resorption as an additional c omplication of hemifacial atrophy.