Open AccessDevelopment of nasopalatine duct cyst in relation to dental implant placement
Author(s) -
Hashem Motahir AlShamiri,
Samir Elfaki,
Sadeq Ali AlMaweri,
Nader Ahmed Alaizari,
Bassel Tarakji
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4103/1947-2714.175187
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , cyst , implant , orthodontics , anatomy , surgery
Dental implantation is considered as one of the most widely employed procedures in dental practice. Nasopalatine duct cyst (NPDC) is one of the most common developmental cysts in the oral cavity that develops from the proliferation of embryological epithelial remnants of nasopalatine duct.