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Surgical treatment option of the patent nasopalatine duct: a case report

The nasopalatine duct (NPD) is a bilateral, epithelium-lined oronasal communication formed in the early fetal period. It connects the oral cavity with the nasal cavity within the primary palatal process. Mostly, the NPD obliterates during prenatal development and only epithelial remnants can be foun...

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Autores principales: Werder, Peter, Bassetti, Renzo, Kuttenberger, Johannes
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4872504/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27197612
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjw090
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description The nasopalatine duct (NPD) is a bilateral, epithelium-lined oronasal communication formed in the early fetal period. It connects the oral cavity with the nasal cavity within the primary palatal process. Mostly, the NPD obliterates during prenatal development and only epithelial remnants can be found after birth. A persistent NPD is therefore considered a developmental abnormality that often exists undetected without any clinical signs of discomfort. The presence of a persisting NPD, however, can be associated with pain sensation in the anterior maxilla. Differential diagnosis of the patent NPD is of importance, in order to prevent unnecessary therapy, such as endodontic treatment or tooth extractions. The present case report describes the diagnostic procedures, surgical treatment and follow-up of the patent NPD in a 53-year-old female patient suffering from maxillary pain caused by a patent NPD.
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spelling pubmed-48725042016-05-27 Surgical treatment option of the patent nasopalatine duct: a case report Werder, Peter Bassetti, Renzo Kuttenberger, Johannes J Surg Case Rep Case Report The nasopalatine duct (NPD) is a bilateral, epithelium-lined oronasal communication formed in the early fetal period. It connects the oral cavity with the nasal cavity within the primary palatal process. Mostly, the NPD obliterates during prenatal development and only epithelial remnants can be found after birth. A persistent NPD is therefore considered a developmental abnormality that often exists undetected without any clinical signs of discomfort. The presence of a persisting NPD, however, can be associated with pain sensation in the anterior maxilla. Differential diagnosis of the patent NPD is of importance, in order to prevent unnecessary therapy, such as endodontic treatment or tooth extractions. The present case report describes the diagnostic procedures, surgical treatment and follow-up of the patent NPD in a 53-year-old female patient suffering from maxillary pain caused by a patent NPD. Oxford University Press 2016-05-19 /pmc/articles/PMC4872504/ /pubmed/27197612 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjw090 Text en Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. © The Author 2016. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4872504/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27197612
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjw090
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