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The limited attention received is most likely due to the limited awareness amongst dental professionals and challenges in accurately diagnosing them, resulting in misdiagnosis and erroneous treatment. The aim of this review is to describe the: (i) epidemiology and predisposing factors; (ii) clinical, radiographic and histological features and (iii) the clinical management and treatment outcomes of cemental tear. The review included 37 articles published in English that comprised eight observational studies and 29 case reports. The prevalence of cemental tears was reported to be lower than 2%; whilst the incidence remains unknown.<jats:italic>Internal factors<\/jats:italic>due to the inherent structural weakness of cementum and its interface with the dentine, and<jats:italic>external factors<\/jats:italic>that are associated with<jats:italic>stress<\/jats:italic>have been proposed as the two mechanisms responsible for the development and propagation of cemental tears. 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In this article, a new classification for cemental tears is developed that consists of<jats:italic>classes 0<\/jats:italic>to<jats:italic>6<\/jats:italic>and<jats:italic>stages A<\/jats:italic>,<jats:italic>B<\/jats:italic>,<jats:italic>C<\/jats:italic>and<jats:italic>D<\/jats:italic>based on the: (i) location and accessibility of the torn cemental fragment; (ii) the pattern and extension of the associated bony defect in relation to the root length and (iii) the number of root surface\/s affected by the cemental tear\/s and the associated bony defect. 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