CONGENITAL PALATAL FISTULA IN ASSOCIATION WITH INTRANASAL ECTOPIC TOOTH: A RARE CASE REPORT.

Abstract

Congenital Palatal Fistula is a rare condition and usually associated with cleft lip1. Presence of an isolated congenital palatal fistula is very rare. In 1904, von Bergmann noted that the rarest form was a cleft between the palatine processes of the maxilla only, with intact structures posteriorly and anteriorly2. Subsequently, in 1931, Veau and Borel reported the first case of a congenital fistula of the hard palate4. Over the last century, there have been fewer than 30 cases described in the literature2 . Exact aetiology of this condition remains unclear. Reported correction techniques are highly variable