cementoma /ce·men·to·ma/ (se″men-to´mah) any of a variety of benign cementum-producing tumors including cementoblastoma, cementifying fibroma, florid osseous dysplasia, and periapical cemental dysplasia, particularly the last.
cementoma
cementoma (sēmentō´m
),
gigantiform cementoma florid osseous dysplasia.
ce·men·to·ma (s  m n-t  m , s -mn-)n. A tumor composed of tissue resembling cementum. |
cementoma
[sē′mentō′mə] pl. cementomas, cementomata
Etymology: L, caementum + Gk, oma, tumor
any benign, cementum-producing tumor associated with the apices of teeth. It may be present as a mass of fibrous connective tissue, as fibrous connective tissue with spicules of cementum, or as a calcified mass resembling cementum. Examples are cementoblastoma and cementifying fibroma.
cementoma (sēmentō´m
),n (traumatic osteoclasia), an apical lesion associated with the apices of teeth. It may be present as a mass of fibrous connective tissue, fibrous connective tissue with spicules of cementum, or a calcified mass resembling cementum and having few cellular elements.
cementoma, first-state,
n See fibroma, periapical.
cementoma
a mass of cementum lying free at the apex of a tooth, probably a reaction to injury.
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