Synonym(s)
Cementose; Hypercementosis
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Hypercementosis is a disease of one or more teeth that can be genetic, traumatic or inflammatory, resulting in excessive cement formation and thus thickening of the root cement of the tooth root.
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The causes of hypercementosis as an excessive cement deposit include hereditary metabolic disorders (see below Geratodermia osteodysplastica) and inflammation. Hypercementosis can lead to considerable difficulties in tooth removal (tooth extraction).
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer