Benign dental tumour. Coloured computed tomography (CT) scans of the lower jaw of a 35 year old patient with a cemento-ossifying fibroma (purple). Thi

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Benign dental tumour. Coloured computed tomography (CT) scans of the lower jaw of a 35 year old patient with a cemento-ossifying fibroma (purple). This is a benign (non-cancerous) growth of the cementum, the hard substance that covers the roots of the teeth.

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