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

Moreover, Ctdnep1 knockdown also led to increased absorption of calcium phosphate, suggestive of the suppressive role of Ctdnep1 in bone resorption.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2024

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

From Science Daily • May 7, 2024

It involves the processes of bone deposition by osteoblasts and bone resorption by osteoclasts.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

In later stages the tail becomes relatively shorter through resorption.

From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by Duellman, William E.