Hypercementosis is an idiopathic, nonneoplastic condition characterized by the excessive buildup of normal cementum (calcified tissue) on the roots of one or more teeth.^[1] A thick layer of cementum can give the tooth a fat appearance.^[2] It may be one of complications of Paget's disease of bone It is experienced as an uncomfortable sensation in the tooth, followed by an aching pain.^[3]

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1. ^ L Napier Souza, S Monteiro Lima Júnior FJ Garcia Santos Pimenta, AC Rodrigues Antunes Souza and R Santiago Gomez. "Atypical hypercementosis versus cementoblastoma". dmfr.birjournals.org. http://dmfr.birjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/33/4/267. Retrieved 2009-09-08. 
2. ^ Charles, Dunlap (2004). "Abnormalities of Teeth". http://dentistry.umkc.edu/practition/assets/AbnormalitiesofTeeth.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-08. 
3. ^ "Hypercementosis or Dental Exostosis". chestofbooks.com. http://chestofbooks.com/health/materia-medica-drugs/Manual-Of-Dental-Materia-Medica-And-Therapeutics/Hypercementosis-or-Dental-Exostosis.html. Retrieved 2009-09-08. 

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