TY - JOUR
T1 - Hypercementosis
T2 - A rare finding in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
AU - Shoor, Hitesh
AU - Sujir, Nitha
AU - Mutalik, Sunil
AU - Pai, Keerthilatha M.
PY - 2014/11/26
Y1 - 2014/11/26
N2 - Hypercementosis is excessive deposition of non-neoplastic cementum over normal root cementum, which alters root morphology. This cementum may be either hypocellular or cellular in nature. The aetiopathogenesis of hypercementosis is ambiguous. Although most of the cases are idiopathic, several local and systemic factors are also linked to this condition, such as Paget's disease, acromegaly, vitamin A deficiency, etc. We report two rare cases of hypercementosis associated with systemic lupus erythematosus, not previously described in the literature, and also discuss the possible aetiopathogenesis.
AB - Hypercementosis is excessive deposition of non-neoplastic cementum over normal root cementum, which alters root morphology. This cementum may be either hypocellular or cellular in nature. The aetiopathogenesis of hypercementosis is ambiguous. Although most of the cases are idiopathic, several local and systemic factors are also linked to this condition, such as Paget's disease, acromegaly, vitamin A deficiency, etc. We report two rare cases of hypercementosis associated with systemic lupus erythematosus, not previously described in the literature, and also discuss the possible aetiopathogenesis.
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U2 - 10.1136/bcr-2013-202370
DO - 10.1136/bcr-2013-202370
M3 - Article
C2 - 25427926
AN - SCOPUS:84919363633
VL - 2014
JO - BMJ Case Reports
JF - BMJ Case Reports
SN - 1757-790X
M1 - 202370
ER -