Fissural cysts may develop along bone sutures. A fissural cyst of the maxilla may appear in the midline of the palate or below the nose along the lines followed by a cleft lip and/or palate.
Location
Features
Designation
midline palate
well-defined radiolucency that is usually near the molar region at the juncture of the two palatine processes
median palatal cyst
midline palate
arises at the anterior palatal gingiva from vestigial oronasal ducts and may involve bone only, soft tissue only or both
nasopalantine cyst
lateral, sometimes bilateral
radiolucency in the alveolar bone at the junction of the globular and maxillary processes, causing divergence of the maxillary lateral incisor and the cuspid
globulomaxillary cyst
lateral
cyst at the junction of the globular and maxillary processes in the upper lip and/or lateral aspect of the nose; it is prone to infection
