Review article

Odontogenic Tumours in Croatian Scientific and Professional Literature

Goran Knežević ; Zavod za oralnu kirurgiju Stomatološki fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Marko Krmpotić ; Zavod za oralnu kirurgiju Stomatološki fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Berislav Perić ; Zavod za oralnu kirurgiju Stomatološki fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Abstract

The authors describe the changing professional/scientific opinion in this country and the world on odontogenic tumours, a specific field of oral pathology. A review o f world literature shows great interest of clinicians and pathologists and rapid development on scientific opinion from the age of Fauchard through uthe golden age of stomatology” in America to contemporary opinions and classification of the World Health Organization, based on scientific and professional investigations of eminent world oral pathologists and clinicians. A review of the literature published in Croatia on this problem shows significant differences both with regard to the time of its formation and the descriptions o f different tumours and scientific investigations
in this field, and the interest of scientific/professional individuals capable o f becoming engaged in the above pathology.The authors conclude that there is a need to get into step with world knowledge of this pathology, and that scientific research and training of specialized personal should focus more on this area of oral pathology, so as not to lose step in the future.

Keywords

odontogenic tumours; review; development of opinions

Hrčak ID:

98619

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/98619

Publication date:

15.3.1996.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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