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Nasopalatine duct cyst is a non-odontogenicdevelopmental cyst typically located in the maxillary midline between the tooth roots of central incisors, these cysts are infrequent and can often be misdiagnosed as periapical lesion or cyst. In this article, we present a case of which was clinically and radiographicallyprovisionally diagnosed as nasopalatine duct cyst in a 62 year old male patient with complaint of swelling in midline of palate. The lesion was surgically removed, and histopathologically confirmed the provisional diagnosis, thus concluding that it can be a diagnostic dilemma in clinical and radiological examinations.

Psychosomatic or somatoform disorders are among the most common psychiatric disorders found in general practice. A psychosomatic disorder involves both body and mind. These diseases have physical symptoms originating from mental or emotional causes. Most common ones are stress, anxiety and depression. A wide spectrum of psychiatric disorders may influence the orofacial region, where unfortunately they remain unrecognized due to limited nature of their presenting features. We here present a case report of atypical odontalgia in an elderly male secondary to underlying psychological distress.