Benign Odontogenic Neoplasm

Definition 1

A benign, slow growing neoplasm arising from tooth-forming tissues. It occurs in the maxillofacial skeleton or the gingiva. Representative examples include adenomatoid odontogenic tumor, calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor, and squamous odontogenic tumor. (NCI Thesaurus)

Definition 2

A benign neoplasm arising from tooth-forming tissues. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

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