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Nasopalatine Canal Masquerading as a Periapical Cyst

Published:2024-01 Issue:1 Volume:14 Page:60-62
ISSN:2229-516X
Container-title:International Journal of Applied & Basic Medical Research
language:en
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Author:

Devathambi T. Jones Raja¹,Aswath Nalini²

Affiliation:

1. Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

2. Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract

Abstract The incisive foramen is also called as nasopalatine foramen. It is a funnel-shaped opening in the anterior maxilla which opens immediately behind the central incisor teeth through which nasopalatine blood vessels and nerves pass. The incisive foramen is continuous with the incisive canal or nasopalatine canal (NPC). Variations in size, shape, position, and number of NPCs exist. Anatomical variations in NPC cannot be appreciated on two-dimensional radiographs. A case of anatomical variation of the nasopalatine canal misdiagnosed as a periapical cyst is discussed.

Publisher

Medknow

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