Abstract
AbstractBackgroundWe describe an exceedingly rare case of a nasopalatine duct cyst that developed after bone grafting into an alveolar cleft.Case presentationA 10‐year‐old male patient with a unilateral lip and alveolar cleft underwent alveolar bone grafting. Computed tomography at the 1‐year follow‐up revealed a well‐defined, round radiolucency including the grafted bone and the incisive canal. Cystectomy and bone grafting were performed, and the resected specimen was histopathologically diagnosed as a nasopalatine duct cyst. The postoperative course was good and bone bridging was achieved, including at the alveolar cleft.ConclusionBased on our observations and the findings of previous reports, surgical stimulation due to alveolar bone grafting was suggested to have caused the NDC.
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