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Cementum covers the healthy root and provides attachment for the periodontal ligament. Cementum is produced continuously by cementoblasts, slightly increasing in thickness throughout life. Acellular cementum is present at the coronal one‐third of the root, while cellular cementum appears at the root apex. Cementum is capable of formation, destruction, and repair, and is involved in both resorptive and reparative processes. It is nourished from vessels within the periodontal ligament. Cementocytes in cellular cementum communicate with underlying dentin with each other via canaliculi.