title: Nasoalveolar cyst: an enigma for the dentist.
abstract: A nasoalveolar cyst is a rare, non-odontogenic soft tissue cyst encountered in the anterior maxillary labial sulcus as an asymptomatic soft tissue swelling. Often, patients with these cysts report them to the dental clinic where they are mistaken for odontogenic lesions by the dental surgeon, especially if concomitant dental problems are present. They cannot be detected by routine conventional dental radiography as they are peripheral, lying within the mucosa thereby posing a diagnostic challenge. We document a case of a 47-year-old woman with a nasoalveolar cyst.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India.
authors.forename: Satya Ranjan
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Misra
authors.affiliation: Oral Medicine & Radiology, Saveetha Dental College & Hospitals, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Maragathavalli
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gopal
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India.
authors.forename: Neeta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mohanty
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Kalka Dental College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Varun
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rastogi
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003813:Dentistry; D003815:Dentists; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007570:Jaw Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008437:Maxilla; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D009666:Nose / Q000473:pathology*; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009807:Odontogenic Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020390:Tooth Socket / Q000473:pathology*