Tooth-like hard tissue in the jaw

Dental tumor (oral and maxillofacial surgery) is a dental tumor that grows in the jawbone and is formed by abnormal development of one or more tooth germ tissues. The tumor body can contain various tooth germ tissues or teeth at different developmental stages. The number varies, there may be several to dozens, the shape is irregular, it may be similar to normal teeth, or it may not have the shape of the tooth, but it is composed of a disordered hard tissue, surrounded by a fibrous membrane, and there are irregular arrangements under the microscope Regular enamel, dentin and cementum.

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