Exuberant hypercementosis mimicking cementoblastoma

dc.contributor.authorParedes, Silvia Y.
dc.contributor.authorSilveira, Heitor A. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida, Luciana Y. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Evânio V. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorTrivellato, Alexandre Elias
dc.contributor.authorSverzut, Cassio E.
dc.contributor.authorLeón, Jorge E.
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-28T19:48:53Z
dc.date.available2022-04-28T19:48:53Z
dc.date.issued2021-01-01
dc.description.abstractHypercementosis is a non-neoplastic proliferation involving excessive cementum deposition along the normal root cementum. Here, we report an unusual case of exuberant hypercementosis associated with chronic suppurative inflammation. A 77-year-old man sought dental care presenting a gingival suppurative lesion with several months of evolution. The radiographic examination showed a large radiopaque area involving the root of the tooth #46 surrounded entirely by a radiolucent area, suggesting cementoblastoma associated with infectious process. The histopathological examination of the involved tooth revealed an extensive hypercementosis associated with chronic suppurative inflammation and localized chronic osteomyelitis. This is an unusual presentation and due to the clinicopathological findings, the term “chronic hypercementitis” is proposed. Dentists, especially oral pathologists and endodontists, should be aware of this unusual presentation in order to establishing the correct diagnosis.en
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Estadual Paulista, São Paulo
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniversidade Estadual Paulista, São Paulo
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5935/1676-2444.20210046
dc.identifier.citationJornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial, v. 57.
dc.identifier.doi10.5935/1676-2444.20210046
dc.identifier.issn1678-4774
dc.identifier.issn1676-2444
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85122132073
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/223141
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofJornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectDifferential diagnosis
dc.subjectHypercementosis
dc.subjectMandible
dc.subjectOral pathology
dc.subjectOsteomyelitis
dc.titleExuberant hypercementosis mimicking cementoblastomaen
dc.titleHipercementose exuberante simulando cementoblastomaes
dc.typeArtigo
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-9668-5870[7]

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