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Methods: A total of 164 unerupted teeth diagnosed in CBCT scans, derived from an equivalent number of patients, were examined for the presence of PEIR, tooth type, angulation and position. A novel 3D classification system was proposed and all PEIR lesions were further classified. The classification system was used to stage PEIR lesions according to their extend from the enamel level apically, the circumferential spread and their proximity to the pulp chamber. Descriptive statistics were used to assess the prevalence and type of resorption. The association between PEIR, demographics, tooth type, position and angulation were studied. The estimation of the multivariate relationship between PEIR, patient\u2019s demographics and tooth characteristics was conducted with the multiple binary logistic regression model. Results: The prevalence of PEIR was 33.5%, affecting mostly maxillary canines, and maxillary and mandibular molars. The prevalence of PEIR in ages over 45 years was significantly higher (p &lt; 0.001). The presence of PEIR was significantly associated with buccal position (p = 0.002) and buccal angulation (p = 0.016) of the tooth. Conclusions: Due to the high prevalence of PEIR, CBCT may improve detection and 3D characterization when imaging is already clinically indicated, and influence treatment planning in selected cases.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/dj14020118","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,17]],"date-time":"2026-02-17T13:15:35Z","timestamp":1771334135000},"page":"118","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Prevalence of Pre-Eruptive Intracoronal Resorption (PEIR) and Proposal of a Novel Classification: Retrospective Study with the Aid of Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT)"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0002-0008-8631","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Emmanuel","family":"Mazinis","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Endodontology, Dental School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Konstantinos","family":"Ioannidis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Endodontology, Dental School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shanon","family":"Patel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"King\u2019s College, Guy\u2019s Campus, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 1UL, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2371-229X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Vassilis","family":"Karagiannis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mathematics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2790-4264","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Christos","family":"Gogos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Endodontology, Dental School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"892","DOI":"10.1111\/iej.13715","article-title":"Present status and future directions: Root resorption","volume":"55","author":"Patel","year":"2022","journal-title":"Int. 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