Canadian Medical Guide > Diseases > Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Odontogenic Tumors > Odontoma Terms and Definitions
Odontoma
Medical Definition: | A mixed tumor of odontogenic origin, in which both the epithelial and mesenchymal cells exhibit complete differentiation, resulting in the formation of tooth structures. (Jablonski, Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982) |
Guide Notes: | /blood supply /chem /secret /ultrastruct permitted; coord IM with precoord organ/neopl term (IM); French "odontome" (a form of developmental anomaly): index under TOOTH ABNORMALITIES |
Also Called: | Fibro-odontoma, Ameloblastic,Odontoma, Compound |
Previously Indexed: | Odontogenic Tumors (1966-1974) |
Odontoma Medical Definitions and Terms
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