title: Development of Nasopalatine Duct Cyst in Relation to Dental Implant Placement.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Dental implantation is considered as one of the most widely employed procedures in dental practice. Nasopalatine duct cyst (NPDC) is one of the most common developmental cysts in the oral cavity that develops from the proliferation of embryological epithelial remnants of nasopalatine duct.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to highlight the development of NPDC after the placement of dental implants.
  
  
  METHODS
  A literature search was carried out in March 2015 using PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane library databases, searching for articles relating the development of NPDC after placement of dental implants.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our search identified only four case reports of NPDC related to dental implants as reported in the literature published in English.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Placement of dental implants can induce development of NPDCs, indicating that placement of dental implants requires well-trained specialists with perfect skills in dental implantology. Additionally, critical selection of appropriate cases is of great importance in order to avoid the development of such complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Al-Farabi Colleges, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Hashem Motahir
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Al-Shamiri
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Al-Farabi Colleges, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elfaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Al-Farabi Colleges, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Sadeq Ali
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Al-Maweri
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Al-Farabi Colleges, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Nader Ahmed
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Alaizari
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Al-Farabi Colleges, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Bassel
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tarakji
keywords: Dental implant; nasopalatine duct cyst (NPDC); nonodontogenic cyst