Editing Pathology (section)

===Oral and maxillofacial pathology===
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[[File:Geographic tongue (cropped).jpg|thumb|220px|right|Many conditions, such as this case of [[geographic tongue]], can be diagnosed partly on gross examination, but may be confirmed with tissue pathology.]]

Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology is one of nine dental specialties recognized by the [[American Dental Association]], and is sometimes considered a specialty of both dentistry and pathology.<ref name="Neville 2001">{{cite book|author=Neville BW|author2=Damm DD|author3=Allen CA|author4=Bouquot JE|name-list-style=amp|title=Oral & maxillofacial pathology|date=2002|publisher=W.B. Saunders|location=Philadelphia?page=ix (preface)|isbn=978-0721690032|edition=2nd}}</ref>   Oral Pathologists must complete three years of post doctoral training in an accredited program and subsequently obtain diplomate status from the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. The specialty focuses on the diagnosis, clinical management and investigation of diseases that affect the oral cavity and surrounding maxillofacial structures including but not limited to [[Human tooth development|odontogenic]], infectious, [[epithelial]], [[salivary gland]], [[bone]] and [[soft tissue]] pathologies.  It also significantly intersects with the field of [[dental pathology]].  Although concerned with a broad variety of diseases of the oral cavity, they have roles distinct from [[otorhinolaryngology|otorhinolaryngologists]] ("ear, nose, and throat" specialists), and [[Speech pathology|speech pathologists]], the latter of which helps diagnose many neurological or [[neuromuscular]] conditions relevant to [[Phonology|speech phonology]] or [[swallowing]].  Owing to the availability of the [[oral cavity]] to non-invasive examination, many conditions in the study of oral disease can be diagnosed, or at least suspected, from gross examination, but biopsies, cell smears, and other tissue analysis remain important diagnostic tools in oral pathology.{{cn|date=August 2022}}