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Odontogenic Tumors, WHO 2005: Where Do We Go from Here?

  • Update in Gnathic Pathology. Guest Editors: Angela Chi, DMD and John Wright, DDS
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As our knowledge of disease improves, its classification continually evolves. The last WHO classification of odontogenic tumors was 9 years ago and it is time for revision. We offer the following critique as a constructive, thought provoking challenge to those chosen to provide contemporary insight into the next WHO classification of odontogenic cysts, tumors, and allied conditions.

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  1. Diagnostic Sciences, Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, 3302 Gaston Ave, Dallas, TX, 75246, USA

    John M. Wright

  2. Kings College London, London, UK

    Edward W. Odell

  3. School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

    Paul M. Speight

  4. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathobiology, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8553, Japan

    Takashi Takata

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Wright, J.M., Odell, E.W., Speight, P.M. et al. Odontogenic Tumors, WHO 2005: Where Do We Go from Here?. Head and Neck Pathol 8, 373–382 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-014-0585-x

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