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Sir, the case described in the letter Dental radiography: short roots (BDJÂ 2017;223: 464) seems to be a case of SRA (short root anomaly), a rare disease. It can be idiopathic, a result of radiotherapy or chemotherapy in childhood, or hereditary. It is also known as root dwarfism. Further information is available in the literature.1,2
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Fechine, M. Dental radiography: Root dwarfism. Br Dent J 224, 4 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2018.14
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