Odontogenic Tumors at Dentist Dictionary

What is Odontogenic Tumors? Lesions derived from epithelial or mesenchymal elements, or both, that are part of the tooth-forming apparatus and are therefore found exclusively in the mandible, maxilla and on rare occasions,the gingiva.

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