Dental resorptive lesions (RLs) are one of the most common oral problems experienced
by cats today [
[1]
]. More than a dozen different names and acronyms have been used in the literature
to refer to feline RLs. As we learn more about these lesions, we realize that terms
like cat caries, neck lesions, and cervical line lesions are misnomers. The acronym FORL (feline odontoclastic resorption lesion) is now sometimes
used. This nomenclature may create confusion in the literature because at this point,
there is no reason to believe that feline RLs are any different from some types that
occur in dogs, human beings, pigs, rats, mice, and marmosets [
[2]
]. The word “odontoclastic” also seems unnecessary, because odontoclasts are a component
of most types of dental resorption, whether inflammatory, pressure, physiologic, replacement,
traumatic, extracanal invasive, or internal [
[3]
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