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Clinical and radiographic appearance of a missing tooth with gingival overgrowth. (a) The right mandibular third premolar (407) is absent on clinical examination. The overlying gingiva is not inflamed. (b) The roots are retained in the alveolar bone and are showing evidence of ongoing resorption. The only treatment required in this cat is clinical and radiographic monitoring (ie, there is no indication to extract the retained roots)
