Nasopalatine Duct Cyst : Report of 2 Cases
Two cases of nasopalatine duct cyst were presented in the report. The first patient had toothache from previous accidental fractured crown of 22, which was not associated with the cyst at the anterior palate accidentally found from radiography. The second patient came with the history of pain and swelling at the anterior hard palate 2 months ago. Radiographically, both cases showed a well-defined radiolucent lesion with white line border at the root apex of 11 and 21. The histopathologic diagnosis was nasopalatine duct cyst. Both patients were treated by enucleation under local anesthesia. The cysts did not recur after treatment. Furthermore, the causes, clinical features, radiographic features, histopathologic features, and treatment of the cysts were also reviewed.
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