Hypercementosis: Diagnostic imaging by radiograph, cone-beam computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging

• Main Authors: Antonione Santos Bezerra Pinto (Author), Matheus Santos Carvalho (Author), Alan Leandro Carvalho de Farias (Author), Brunna da Silva Firmino (Author), Luis Paulo da Silva Dias (Author), João Marques Mendes Neto (Author), Amanda Maria Lopes da Silva (Author), Fernando Antônio Pontes Castro (Author), André Luiz Ferreira Costa (Author), Sérgio Lúcio Pereira De Castro Lopes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cementum is an adaptable component of the periodontium which can respond to functional changes throughout its development, with its formation being characterized by apposition during the final stage of the tooth's life. In some cases, this formation occurs in excess, giving rise to hypercemento...