Reabsorção intracoronária pré-eruptiva: revisão integrativa da literatura

Abstract

Preeruptive intracoronary resorption (RPIP) is characterized as a well-circumscribed, radiolucent radiographic lesion located near the amelodentin junction of unerupted teeth in the oral cavity. It is usually diagnosed by means of routine dental radiographs, has an asymptomatic character and rapid progression after irruption. Thus, the objective of the present study was to review and synthesize the studies indexed in the PubMed platform on RIPE. The search was performed by two independent reviewers, and there was no limitation of publication date, language, and study design. The pre-selected articles were screened by reading titles and abstracts and later by reading the texts in full. The initial search resulted in 37 identified studies. After reading titles and abstracts, three were excluded because they did not meet the eligibility criteria. There were then 34 articles to read the full text. Of these, 4 were excluded because the full texts were not located. Thus, 30 studies were included for analysis in the present review. Studies on RIPE are still scarce and most are case reports. The etiological factors are not fully established and there seems to be a higher prevalence in females, with greater involvement in permanent mandibular teeth. Most lesions are identified in the mixed dentition phase by routine radiographs and treatment depends on the extent and timing of the tooth eruption.