Nasopalatine duct cyst: An analysis of 334 cases

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

“…It is slightly more common in males than in females; the ratio being 3:1 which could be because women typically seek dental help sooner than men [2]. Due to a lack of representative studies, it is not fully clear whether NPDCS are more common in Caucasians, Negroes or Asians [6].…”

“…removable dentures), bacterial infection or mucous retention [6]. Genetic factors have also been suggested [1,5].…”

Nasopalatine duct cyst: A diagnostic dilemma

“…Nasopalatine duct cysts are developmental, epithelial, nonneoplastic, non-odontogenic cysts and known to be the most common type of non-odontogenic cysts [7]. the epithelial lining in the nasopalatine canal is believed to degenerate; however, in some cases it embryonic tissue persists and proliferates to form a cyst in the midline of the anterior palate [8].…”

Nasopalatine Duct Cyst: A Case Report

“…This cyst includes 10% of jaw cysts [4] and involves 1% of the total population [3,6]. Its age distribution is broad and discovered in most cases in the fourth and sixth decades of life [4,7] and in a wide study of 334 cases of nasopalatine duct cyst on the average age was 42.5 years [8,9]. The prevalence of these cysts in women is three times the men [4,10,11].…”

“…If any symptoms, the most common symptom is a small swelling with well defined border in the posterior of palatal papillae [4,[8][9][10][11][12] that is not always symmetrical to the midline [4]. The pressure exerted by the cyst to nasopalatine nerves in the vicinity of the cyst can cause a sensation of burning or numbness of mucus [4].…”