Conventional radiography vs. cone beam tomography for the diagnosis and surgical planning of the nasopalatine duct cyst – case report

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https://doi.org/10.60094/RID.20230202-29

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Nasopalatine duct cyst, tomography, non-odontogenic cyst

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The finding of the nasopalatine duct cyst is usually incidental during a routine radiographic examination; it is the most common non-odontogenic cyst that originates from the epithelial remains of the incisive canal in the maxilla. It can occur within the nasopalatine canal or in the soft tissues of the palate, being observed through simple radiographs as a radiolucent, unilocular and circumscribed image located at the apical level of the upper incisors. In this article a case of a male patient who presented a slightly painful increase in volume at the level of the incisive papilla is reported, in the periapical radiograph he presented a corticated, unilocular radiolucent image in the anterior region of the maxilla with a heart shape; valuable finding that suggested the presumptive diagnosis of a nasopalatine duct cyst which was confirmed by histopathological study, and cone beam computed tomography was essential for planning surgical resolution.

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2023-12-03

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Cruz, C., Manresa, C., & Sánchez , G. (2023). Conventional radiography vs. cone beam tomography for the diagnosis and surgical planning of the nasopalatine duct cyst – case report. Reporte Imagenológico Dentomaxilofacial, 2(2), e2023020205. https://doi.org/10.60094/RID.20230202-29

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2023): Reporte Imagenológico Dentomaxilofacial

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