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. 2021 Jul;16(3):1047-1049.
doi: 10.1016/j.jds.2021.03.004. Epub 2021 Mar 26.

Nasopalatine duct cyst - Case report

Ming-Jane Lang  1 , Yi-Pang Lee  1 , Ming-Jay Hwang  1   2 , Chun-Pin Chiang  1   2   3
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Nasopalatine duct cyst - Case report

Ming-Jane Lang et al. J Dent Sci. 2021 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: Anterior maxilla; Incisive canal; Nasopalatine duct cyst.

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Figure 1
Radiographic and histological photographs of our case of nasopalatine duct cyst. (A) A periapical radiograph showing a round radiolucent lesion in the periapical area of teeth 11 and 21. (B) The periapical radiograph taken after endodontic treatment of teeth 11 and 21 demonstrating gutta-percha-filled root canals and a round radiolucent lesion in the periapical area of teeth 11 and 21. (C and D) Histological microphotographs showing a small portion of a cyst lined by pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium. (E) Low-power microphotograph exhibiting small to medium-sized nerves, muscular arteries and veins, and a small island of hyaline cartilage in the fibrous cystic wall of the cyst. (F, G and H) High-power microphotographs showing small to medium-sized nerves (F), muscular arteries and veins (G), and a small island of hyaline cartilage (H) in the fibrous cystic wall of the cyst. (Hematoxylin and Eosin stain; original magnification, C, 10×; D, 40×; E, 4×; F, G and H, 20×).
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