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A Three-Dimensional Radiological Evaluation of a Nasopalatine Cyst by Cone-Beam Computed Tomography: A Case Report

  • Karthik Rajaram Mohan1
  • Ramachandra Reddy Gowda Venkatesha1
  • Kumar Appusamy2
  • Reethika Rathan1
  1. 1Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vinayaka Mission's Sankarachariyar Dental College, Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation (Deemed to Be University), Salem, IND
  2. 2Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vinayaka Mission’s Sankarachariyar Dental College, Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation (Deemed to Be University), Salem, IND
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Abstract

A nasopalatine duct cyst (NPDC) is a rare fissural non-odontogenic cyst in the anterior maxilla region near the incisive papilla. The NPDC sometimes appears as an incidental finding in cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). CBCT evaluates it in three-dimensional radiographic imaging planes, namely coronal, axial, and sagittal sections. The NPDC usually remains asymptomatic. Occasionally, patients complain of a sour or salty taste in the oral cavity. The genesis, hypotheses of its origin, radiographic characteristics in CBCT, diagnostics, treatment methods, post-surgical challenges, and clinical importance of NPDC are discussed.

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@article{mohan2026threedimensional,
  title = {{A Three-Dimensional Radiological Evaluation of a Nasopalatine Cyst by Cone-Beam Computed Tomography: A Case Report}},
  author = {Karthik Rajaram Mohan and Ramachandra Reddy Gowda Venkatesha and Kumar Appusamy and Reethika Rathan},
  journal = {Cureus},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.117403},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC13728481},
  note = {CC BY},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - A Three-Dimensional Radiological Evaluation of a Nasopalatine Cyst by Cone-Beam Computed Tomography: A Case Report
AU  - Karthik Rajaram Mohan
AU  - Ramachandra Reddy Gowda Venkatesha
AU  - Kumar Appusamy
AU  - Reethika Rathan
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/03
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.117403
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC13728481
AB  - A nasopalatine duct cyst (NPDC) is a rare fissural non-odontogenic cyst in the anterior maxilla region near the incisive papilla. The NPDC sometimes appears as an incidental finding in cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). CBCT evaluates it in three-dimensional radiographic imaging planes, namely coronal, axial, and sagittal sections. The NPDC usually remains asymptomatic. Occasionally, patients complain of a sour or salty taste in the oral cavity. The genesis, hypotheses of its origin, radiographic characteristics in CBCT, diagnostics, treatment methods, post-surgical challenges, and clinical importance of NPDC are discussed.
SN  - 2168-8184
ER  -