Misdiagnosis and mismanagement of a nasopalatine duct cyst and its corrective therapy. A case report.

Authors :: Gnanasekhar JD
Walvekar SV
al-Kandari AM
al-Duwairi Y
Source :: Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics [Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod] 1995 Oct; Vol. 80 (4), pp. 465-70.
Publication Year :: 1995
Abstract: A case is presented in which a nasopalatine duct cyst was misdiagnosed. Its subsequent mismanagement was further compounded with improper endodontic therapy. It was finally managed by corrective endodontic and surgical therapy.

Subjects :: Adult
Dental Fistula etiology
Diagnostic Errors
Health Services Misuse
Humans
Male
Maxillary Diseases complications
Maxillary Diseases surgery
Nasal Cavity
Nonodontogenic Cysts complications
Nonodontogenic Cysts surgery
Palate
Root Canal Therapy
Maxillary Diseases diagnosis
Nonodontogenic Cysts diagnosis

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1079-2104
Volume :: 80
Issue :: 4
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 8521111
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/s1079-2104(05)80372-5

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