Median palatal cyst
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The median palatal cyst is a rare cyst that may occur anywhere along the median palatal raphe. It may produce a swelling because of infection, and is treated by excision, or surgical removal.
Some investogators now believe that this cyst represents a more posterior presentation of a nasopalatine duct cyst, rather than a separate cystic degeneration of epithelial rests at the line of fusion of the palatine shelves.
| Developmental Cysts of the Oral Cavity |
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| Globulomaxillary cyst • Median alveolar cyst • Median palatal cyst • Nasolabial cyst • Nasopalatine cyst |
