Abstract

PAGIN, Otávio; FERREIRA, Lúcia Helena Caetano; GARCIA, Alexandre Simões  and  CAPELOZZA, Ana Lúcia Álvares. Traumatic lesion in the incisive papilla: case report. Odontol. Clín.-Cient. (Online) [online]. 2013, vol.12, n.1, pp. 73-75. ISSN 1677-3888.

The incisive papilla, located beneath the incisive foramen, is an anatomical structure that, when it is exposed to trauma, shows signs of infl ammation, leading the problem to a misdiagnosis an inadequate therapy due to a mistake and confusion during the clinical examination. Thus, by a case report, the authors highlight the importance of a detailed clinical examination besides the evaluation and knowledge of clinical and radiographic images for an appropriated diff erential diagnosis. That can address, more precisely, the diff erential diagnosis between physical trauma and the nasopalatine duct cyst, beyond discuss how the lack of anamnesis and accurate physical examination led to a misdiagnosis and a wrong treatment.

Keywords : medical history taking; palate; inflammation; diagnosis.