title: Hamartomas of the oral cavity.
abstract: The majority of oral diseases present as growths and masses of varied cellular origin. Such masses may include simple hyperplasia, hamartoma, choristoma, teratoma, benign or malignant neoplasms. The distinguishing features of hamartomatous lesions are not certain, and often these non-neoplastic masses are indiscreetly denoted as neoplasms without weighing their pathology or biological behaviour. Essentially, understanding the dynamics of each of these disease processes forms an integral part of the appropriate treatment planning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Shankargouda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Roopa S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Barnali
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Majumdar
keywords: Developmental disorders; hamartoma; oral cavity; syndrome; tumour