BENIGN CEMENTOBLASTOMA - CASE-REPORT

Benign cementoblastoma is a rare benign odontogenic genic tumour of me senchymal origin. A case of a 24-year-old man with benign cementoblast oma is presented. The lesion manifested as a round, radiopaque mass at tached to the root of the left first molar of the mandible. The tooth was extracted and the lesion was removed. A diagnosis of benign cement oblastoma was made microscopically. There has been no evidence of recu rrence during the three-year follow-up period. A review of the literat ure and a discussion of the histologic features of this case are inclu ded.