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Not in the classification: odontogenic hamartomata and allied lesions: can we find clarity at the interface of development and neoplasia?

Seminars in diagnostic pathology · Bilodeau E, Bologna-Molina R, Hussaini H, Niklander S, Martinez R, Shrestha M, Hunter KD · 2026-07-16

Researchers reviewed diagnostic criteria for two uncommon odontogenic lesions arising in the gingiva and around unerupted teeth, aiming to clarify confusion between developmental hamartomata and neoplastic lesions that share overlapping clinical and histological features.

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