| cemental caries | <dentistry> Caries of the cementum of a tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| periapical cemental dysplasia | <dentistry> A benign, painless, non-neoplastic condition of the jaws which occurs almost exclusively in middle-aged black females. The lesions are usually multiple, most frequently involve vital mandibular anterior teeth, surround the root apices, and are initially radiolucent (becoming more opaque as they mature). Synonym: periapical osteofibrosis. (21 Jun 2000) |
| sclerotic cemental mass | Benign fibro-osseous jaw lesions of unknown aetiology, occurring predominantly in middle-aged black females, which present as large painless radiopaque masses usually involving several quadrants of the jaw. Synonym: florid osseous dysplasia, cemental dysplasia. (05 Mar 2000) |