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A Rare Case of Cementoblastoma of the Second Right Maxillary Premolar in a 30-Year-Old Man

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Cementoblastoma is a benign odontogenic mesenchymal tumor characterized by cementum production. Cementoblastoma is considered a relatively rare neoplasm with a predilection to the posterior region of the mandible. The main clinical differential diagnoses include hypercementosis, cemento-osseous dysplasia, condensing osteitis, idiopathic osteosclerosis, osteoblastoma, odontoma, and osteosarcoma. Imaging findings may be pathognomonic when demonstrative. Although rather identical histologically, cementoblastoma exhibits unequivocal fusion to the root of the tooth, which distinguishes it from osteoblastoma. We present a case of a 30-year-old man with cementoblastoma arising in an unusual location: the root of the second right premolar of the maxilla.

Source: Cureus

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.73737

Authors: Simeon N Dimanov, Alexandar L Stoev, Ralitsa V Yotsova, Lyuben L Stoev, Yanko G Yankov, Yoana R Ruseva

Institutions: Medical University of Varna, University Hospital St. Marina

Language: English

Topic: Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

Subfield: Oral Surgery

Field: Dentistry

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4404416171