resorption

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My dentist said a molar needed to be yanked because of a cellular breakdown called resorption, and a periodontist in his office recommended a bone graft and probably an implant.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

In addition, young women showed significant increases in the bone resorption marker.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2024

Bone is maintained via delicate balance between formation and resorption, and its imbalance leads to bone related diseases like osteoporosis rheumatism and periodontitis.

From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2023

The cell responsible for bone resorption, or breakdown, is the osteoclast.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Small blisters, properly applied, have many times seemed to be the determining factor in stopping the increase in the fluid, or to have been the starting cause of the resorption of the exudate.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)