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Benign cementoblastoma --> cementoblastoma

(Science: tumour) a benign odontogenic tumour of functional cementoblasts; it appears as a mixed radiolucent-radiopaque lesion attached to a tooth Root and may cause expansion of the bone cortex or be associated with pain.

Synonym: benign cementoblastoma, true cementoma.