Open AccessBenign cementoblastoma: A rare case report with review of literature
Author(s) -
Neeta Sharma
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.128679
Subject(s) - medicine , radiography , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , lesion , odontogenic , benign tumor , dentistry , odontogenic tumor , mandibular first molar , molar , radiology , orthodontics , pathology , biology , botany , genus
We present a rare case of radiopaque lesion with radiolucent rim in the right body of mandible, with history of extraction of involved tooth, which made diagnosis confusing unless pre-extraction intraoral periapical radiography radiograph was recovered, finally diagnosed as benign cementoblastoma. It was surgically managed, with no recurrence of the lesion more than 2 years of follow-up. Benign cementoblastoma is a rare, benign tumor of odontogenic ectomesenchymal origin, usually associated with roots of first mandibular molar.