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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 202-204 |
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Benign cementoblastoma of posterior mandible in growing patient
Santoshni Samal1, Diljith Rishi2
1 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, SCB Dental College and Hospital, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
2 Department of Dentistry, Padmavati Medical Foundation Hospital, Kollam, Kerala, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Santoshni Samal
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, SCB Dental College and Hospital, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
India
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DOI: 10.4103/sjoralsci.sjoralsci_42_22
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Cementoblastoma is a benign tumor of odontoblastic origin usually associated with pain and swelling and mainly occurs in the mandibular region. It is mainly associated with the roots of premolars and molars in the second and third decades of life. This case describes cementoblastoma in a growing affected person, where its diagnosis and intervention are explained in a 16-year-old male. Cementoblastoma is not so common in pediatric patient. This case reports describe a young growing patient where it is surgically treated keeping this in mind so that it will not affect future growth.
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