Oral biopsy : Techniques and their importance

Accurate diagnosis and treatment of the dental diseases is very important component of patient’s dental care and also important for the development of high quality dentistry. Among various methods used for diagnosis of dental diseases, oral pathological evaluation plays a vital role. The ability of a pathologist to accurately interpret a lesion largely depends on biopsy performed by the dental surgeon. Thus it is important that the dental surgeon should have basic thorough knowledge of planning of the biopsy procedure. In the present review article an attempt has been done to explain comprehensively the various techniques and their importance in oral biopsy.