Definition: Excessive deposition of cementum on tooth roots.
Radiographic Features:
Location: At the apex of a tooth.
Edge: Well-defined.
Shape: Root will have a bulbous shape at apex instead of tapering to a point as it typically does. The outline may be smooth or irregular.
Internal: Radiopaque. Radiopacity is less than dentin.
Other: The periodontal ligament space will be continuous around the bulbous root indicating the radiopaque area is attached to the root.
Number: May be single or multiple. When multiple teeth are effected with an irregular outline, Paget’s disease of bone may be an underlying cause.
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hypercementosis
(note the bulbous, irregular shape of the maxillary premolar)
hypercementosis
(note the bulbous root of the maxillary left second premolar – #13)
hypercementosis
(maxillary right canine – #6)
hypercementosis
(distal root of the mandibular left first molar – #19)
thank you 🙂 concise and full of usefull information
hi Dr G.
x ray belong to maxillary right canine, does not it look like enostosis? or focal osteosclerosis? I can not differentiate it.
it is a bit different from other examples to me.
thanks a tone.
If you look closely at maxillary right canine you will see a thin radiolucent line around the radiopaque area that is continuous with the periodontal ligament space of the canine indicating it is attached to the tooth root and not a hyperplasia of bone (enostosis or focal idiopathic osteosclerosis).
Hi Doc G!
The radiographs are great for understanding! Thank you so very much Doc!