Introduction: The nasopalatine cyst is a non-odontogenic cyst, located within the duct of maxilla, its diagnosis in most cases by routine radiological finding and other presence symptomatology; coming to generate pain, paresthesia visible signs such as facial deformities. Case description: objective this article make literature review presentation case 38-year-old male patient, who comes consul...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical and demographic characteristics of oral non-odontogenic cysts (ONOC) in a Brazilian population over a 53-year period and to compare this data with the literature. STUDY DESIGN A total of 20.391 biopsies records were evaluated, from April/1959 to August/2012. Cases of oral developmental cysts were selected. Data regarding age, ...

The vomeronasal organ (VNO) consists of paired, blind ending tubes on either side of the nasal septum. The VNO lumen connects to the nasopalatine canal and also to the oral and nasal cavities. The vomeronasal sensory epithelium is connected to the accessory olfactory bulb (AOB). The AOB in turn has a direct link to the hypothalamus. If the VNO and the accessory olfactory system do play a role i...

AIM The aim of this study is to assess the morphology of nasopalatine canal (NPC) with cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 460 subjects of both genders were subjected to CBCT with NewTom machine, and sagittal and coronal sections were used for evaluation of the shape of NPC and width of buccal cortical plate. Types of NPC were also assessed. RESULTS Of 460...