1. Considerations on the classification of odontogenic tumours
- Author
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Peter A. Reichart and Peter Ries
- Subjects
Pathology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Ectomesenchyme ,Cementoblast ,Odontogenic Tumors ,Biology ,Histogenesis ,Epithelium ,Ameloblastoma ,Mesoderm ,Ectoderm ,medicine ,Humans ,General Dentistry ,Dental Cementum ,Odontoblasts ,Mesenchymal stem cell ,Neural crest ,Odontogenic tumor ,Cell Differentiation ,Epithelial Cells ,Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal ,medicine.disease ,Cell Transformation, Neoplastic ,Otorhinolaryngology ,Neural Crest ,Surgery ,Dental cementum - Abstract
The histogenetic, organogenetic and embryological aspects of tooth development are used in 4 hypotheses which form a basis for understanding the formal genesis of benign odontogenic tumours. The ectomesenchyme which gives rise to odontoblasts and cementoblasts is distinguished from mesenchymal tissue. Using 4 histogenetic cell groups (epithelial, ectomesenchymal, neuroectodermal and mesenchymal), the various types of odontogenic tumour are discussed. A short analysis is presented of different odontogenic tumour classifications, and some principle problems of terminology and taxonomy are examined.
- Published
- 1983