A benign tumor or growth of cementum, the hard tissue that covers the roots of teeth.
From cementum (from Latin caementum meaning 'stone chips' or 'cement') and -oma (from Greek oma meaning 'tumor'). This is a dental pathology term for a specific tooth-related growth.
Cementoma sounds scary but it's actually one of the few oral tumors that doesn't require extraction—your dentist can often just monitor it for life, making it one of the few teeth problems that gets better with patience.
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