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dental ankylosis
<dentistry> Bony union of the radicular surface of a tooth to the surrounding alveolar bone in an area of previous partial root resorption.

Extracapsular ankylosis, stiffness of a joint due to induration or heterotopic ossification of the surrounding tissues.

Synonym: spurious ankylosis.