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Cemento-osseous dysplasia

Case contributed by Sergio Uribe
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Asymptomatic, vital mandibular incisors

Patient Data

Age: 50
Gender: Male
x-ray

Diffuse radiolucent shadow in apex teeth group V.

Cone beam

ct

Radiolucent (osteolytic) area in apex teeth 4.2 to 3.2 with small radiopaque calcifications area are seen within the lesion near every apex. Some erosion in lingual and vestibular corticals. 

Annotated image

Tangencial, transversal and axial views. 

Case Discussion

Osseous (cemento-osseous) dysplasia in second stage or cementoblastic stage.

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