The mouse and rat have been shown to have many taste buds on the incisive papillae of the hard palate. In the rat incisive papilla, taste buds were more numerously observed than in the mouse. They were most densely distributed in both animals on the anteromedial wall of the lower part of the nasopalatine ducts. The taste buds on the mouse incisive papilla appeared at 4 or 5 days of age, and aft...

Nasopalatine are the most prevalent of non-odontogenic cysts in the oral cavity. Their origin, however, is still a source of controversy. We report the case of a patient with a mass in the anterior half of the hard palate following months of evolution, with a review of the literature.

INTRODUCTION Basilar invagination and basilar impression both refer to the displacement of the odontoid process into the foramen magnum, although the former is congenital and the latter is due to secondary etiology. Many etiologies for basilar impression exist, including trauma, Paget’s disease of the bone, osteogenesis imperfecta, rickets, and rheumatoid pannus. To our knowledge there have bee...

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran 2 Doctor of dentist, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences,