Abstract
Nasopalatine duct cyst in edentulous areas may be associated with local pain, presence of mucosal patency of the duct, and even secondary infection. The present study aims to report the case of a 52-year-old black female patient who attended the dental institution complaining of pain in the anterior palate area. The patient reported a history of previous procedure to puncture and remove fluid from the anterior maxilla, in the past 6 years, as an urgency procedure but evaded treatment due to partial remission of the symptoms at that time. In the intraoral clinical examination, there was no presence of color alteration as well as swelling in the anterior palate area. The tomographic examination suggested a nasopalatine duct cyst. An excisional biopsy was performed and the material was referred for histopathologic analysis, confirming the diagnosis. After 6 months of follow-up, the patient was released with no further complications.
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