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Nasopalatine Duct Cyst: Report of a Case with Review of Literature

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The nasopalatine duct cyst is the most common non-odontogenic developmental cysts. Nasopalatine duct cyst also termed as incisive canal cyst, arises from embryologic remnants of nasopalatine duct. Most of these cysts develop in the midline of anterior maxilla near the incisive foramen. This article reports a case and review of literature with respect to epidemiology, etiology, clinical presentation, radiographic and pathological findings, treatment and recurrence rates.

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  1. Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, SVS Institute of Dental Sciences, Mahabubnagar, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

    S. Shylaja

  2. Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, SVS Institute of Dental Sciences, Mahabubnagar, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

    K. Balaji

  3. Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, SVS Institute of Dental Sciences, Mahabubnagar, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

    A. Krishna

  4. MIG 276, 4th Road, KPHB Colony, Kukatpally, Hyderabad, 500 072, Andhra Pradesh, India

    S. Shylaja

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Shylaja, S., Balaji, K. & Krishna, A. Nasopalatine Duct Cyst: Report of a Case with Review of Literature. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 65, 385–388 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-011-0242-6

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