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Diagnostic dilemma: an unusual presentation of an infected nasopalatine duct cyst
Author(s) -
GULABIVALA K.,
BRIGGS P. F. A.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
international endodontic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.988
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1365-2591
pISSN - 0143-2885
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2591.1992.tb00744.x
Subject(s) - presentation (obstetrics) , medicine , cyst , actinomyces , abscess , anatomy , pathology , surgery , biology , bacteria , genetics
Summary The pertinent literature on nasopalatine duct cysts is reviewed. A case is reported in which a nasopalatine duct cyst infected by Actinomyces presented clinically with unusual features. The clinical findings could have been confused with an early acute periapical abscess arising from an incisor tooth. The relevant aspects of diagnosis are discussed.