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A rare case of cementoblastoma associated with the primary dentition
Juliana de Noronha Santos Netto1, André Aguiar Marques, Daniela Otero Pereira da Costa
1Department of Pathology, Antonio Pedro University Hospital, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, RJ, Brazil.
Background:
Cementoblastoma is a rare odontogenic tumor with few cases reported in the literature involving deciduous teeth.
Case Report:
A painful intraoral swelling in a young girl close to a primary mandibular first molar presented as a well-defined radiopaque mass attached to the tooth root. After enucleation and histopathological analysis the final diagnosis was cementoblastoma.
Discussion:
This case highlights the relevance of cementoblastoma to dentists and maxillofacial surgeons, since this condition may mimic other intra-osseous maxillary lesions and require patient-specific treatment.
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