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Oral Biofilm Sampling for Microbiome Analysis in Healthy Children
Published on: December 31, 2017
Oral biopsies: methods and applications
R J Oliver1, P Sloan, M N Pemberton
1University Dental Hospital of Manchester, Higher Cambridge Street, Manchester M15 6FH. richard.j.oliver@man.ac.uk
Abstract:
Biopsies are an important diagnostic tool for the diagnosis of lesions ranging from simple periapical lesions to malignancies. Planning prior to performing a biopsy is essential. It will be beneficial to the receiving pathologist in reaching a helpful and meaningful diagnosis, and therefore ultimately and more importantly, to the patient. This paper presents an updated view of biopsies and discusses some of the potential problems with biopsy technique and specimens and how to overcome them.

