Collagen during odontogenesis and in ameloblastoma: A polarizing microscopic study.

Background: Odontogenesis is a highly coordinated and complex process which depends on cell-cell interactions that result in initiation and generation of tooth. Tissue remnants of developing tooth can form odontogenic tumors possibly, reflecting different developmental stages in tooth formation. In both odontogenesis and odontogenic tumors, stroma plays a prominent role in maintaining epithelial tissues with continuous molecular interactions.